Bandung vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$571
$1067
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1465
$3071
🏠 One person rent
$224
$596
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$1354
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$267
$1802
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
79
100
😀 Quality of life
39
77
🏙️ Population
2.88M
21.9M

The cost of living in Bandung is 47% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 8087th and 5141st ($571 vs $1067) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 7th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bandung compared to 1.7 months in Beijing. Bandung ranked 20th best city to live in Indonesia vs Beijing ranked 5th in China, while ranked 7032nd and 763rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandung vs Beijing

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Bandung Beijing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.76
$4.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.92
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.32
$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$1079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.9
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.49%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1036
$14636
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$7425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$5.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.22
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.22
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.5
$9.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$4.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.92
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$61.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.16
$8.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$782
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8909
$23714

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8.3 km or 5.1 mi Cimahi
$530
71 km or 44 mi Sukabumi
$596
82 km or 51 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
93 km or 58 mi Bogor
$553
101 km or 63 mi Bekasi
$541
103 km or 64 mi Depok
$419
113 km or 70 mi Cirebon
$551
114 km or 71 mi Jakarta
$757
116 km or 72 mi Banjar
$517
119 km or 74 mi South Tangerang
$577
134 km or 83 mi Tangerang
$605
173 km or 108 mi Tegal
$512
181 km or 113 mi Cilacap
$508
182 km or 113 mi Serang
$524
202 km or 125 mi Cilegon
$522
233 km or 145 mi Pekalongan
$506
306 km or 190 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
315 km or 195 mi Semarang
$550
323 km or 201 mi Yogyakarta
$453
323 km or 201 mi Metro
$438
327 km or 203 mi Salatiga
$447
365 km or 227 mi Surakarta
$434
443 km or 275 mi Madiun
$507
500 km or 310 mi Kediri
$487
521 km or 324 mi Blitar
$470
538 km or 334 mi Prabumulih
$441
539 km or 335 mi Palembang
$420
540 km or 336 mi Mojokerto
$512
556 km or 346 mi Batu
$427
569 km or 353 mi Malang
$388
572 km or 355 mi Surabaya
$558
578 km or 359 mi Pagar Alam
$485
594 km or 369 mi Pasuruan
$495
629 km or 391 mi Probolinggo
$518
661 km or 411 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
684 km or 425 mi Bengkulu
$530
740 km or 460 mi Jambi
$499
795 km or 494 mi Pontianak
$458
837 km or 520 mi Bali
$1121
864 km or 537 mi Denpasar
$530

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$734
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$769
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$786
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$675
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$679
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$710
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$611
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$714
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$482
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$700
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$742
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$620
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$760
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$720
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$693
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$572
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$614
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$684
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$677
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$649
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$605
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$555
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$670
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$568
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$588
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$547
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$677
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$668
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$729
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$616
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$670
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$637
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$648
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$661
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$632
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$644
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$869