Bandung vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$534
$1029
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1291
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$212
$589
🏘️ Family rent
$328
$1040
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.1
$98
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$266
$658
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
80
100
😀 Quality of life
61
73
🏙️ Population
2.88M
21.9M

The cost of living in Bandung is 48% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 8422nd and 5355th ($534 vs $1029) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 6th 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 0.6 months in Beijing. Bandung ranked 8th best city to live in Indonesia vs Beijing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 5755th and 2546th 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
$1.52
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.98
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.59
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$469
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$1549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$247
$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.2
$46.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.26%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$916
$14720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$402
$6180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$4.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.85
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.4
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.59
$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.73
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.6
$59.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.04
$8.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72
$78.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.7
$713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7422
$22823

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8.3 km or 5.1 mi Cimahi
$490
71 km or 44 mi Sukabumi
$561
82 km or 51 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
93 km or 58 mi Bogor
$480
101 km or 63 mi Bekasi
$555
103 km or 64 mi Depok
$400
113 km or 70 mi Cirebon
$523
114 km or 71 mi Jakarta
$699
116 km or 72 mi Banjar
$488
119 km or 74 mi South Tangerang
$567
134 km or 83 mi Tangerang
$665
173 km or 108 mi Tegal
$482
181 km or 113 mi Cilacap
$478
182 km or 113 mi Serang
$517
202 km or 125 mi Cilegon
$511
233 km or 145 mi Pekalongan
$471
306 km or 190 mi Bandar Lampung
$368
315 km or 195 mi Semarang
$488
323 km or 201 mi Yogyakarta
$445
323 km or 201 mi Metro
$429
327 km or 203 mi Salatiga
$422
365 km or 227 mi Surakarta
$409
443 km or 275 mi Madiun
$456
500 km or 310 mi Kediri
$447
521 km or 324 mi Blitar
$440
538 km or 334 mi Prabumulih
$411
539 km or 335 mi Palembang
$390
540 km or 336 mi Mojokerto
$413
556 km or 346 mi Batu
$409
569 km or 353 mi Malang
$384
572 km or 355 mi Surabaya
$551
578 km or 359 mi Pagar Alam
$448
594 km or 369 mi Pasuruan
$457
629 km or 391 mi Probolinggo
$470
661 km or 411 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
684 km or 425 mi Bengkulu
$461
740 km or 460 mi Jambi
$444
795 km or 494 mi Pontianak
$413
837 km or 520 mi Bali
$1134
864 km or 537 mi Denpasar
$489

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$707
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$724
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$750
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$634
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$634
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$646
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$565
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$660
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$456
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$641
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$688
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$558
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$694
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$638
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$619
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$533
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$574
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$616
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$614
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$564
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$505
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$535
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$615
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$527
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$523
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$454
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$580
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$748
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$499
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$480
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$642
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$654
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$601
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$550
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$629
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$741