Bandung vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$512
$1065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1251
$3114
🏠 One person rent
$208
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$311
$1364
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$65
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$1709
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
79
100
😀 Quality of life
43
78
🏙️ Population
2.88M
21.9M

The cost of living in Bandung is 52% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 8422nd and 4887th ($512 vs $1065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 10th 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 1.6 months in Beijing. Bandung ranked 16th best city to live in Indonesia vs Beijing ranked 5th in China, while ranked 6788th and 583rd 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
$2.14
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.1
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.1
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$487
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$405
$2089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$220
$1102
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.2
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.5%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1373
$14972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$472
$8057
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.2
$35.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$4.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.75
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.43
$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.53
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.1
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$8.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.51
$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$42
$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.4
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10407
$27310

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8.3 km or 5.1 mi Cimahi
$500
71 km or 44 mi Sukabumi
$547
82 km or 51 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
93 km or 58 mi Bogor
$480
101 km or 63 mi Bekasi
$552
103 km or 64 mi Depok
$393
113 km or 70 mi Cirebon
$495
114 km or 71 mi Jakarta
$718
116 km or 72 mi Banjar
$426
119 km or 74 mi South Tangerang
$545
134 km or 83 mi Tangerang
$573
173 km or 108 mi Tegal
$478
181 km or 113 mi Cilacap
$474
182 km or 113 mi Serang
$512
202 km or 125 mi Cilegon
$493
233 km or 145 mi Pekalongan
$479
306 km or 190 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
315 km or 195 mi Semarang
$570
323 km or 201 mi Yogyakarta
$427
323 km or 201 mi Metro
$422
327 km or 203 mi Salatiga
$403
365 km or 227 mi Surakarta
$383
443 km or 275 mi Madiun
$440
500 km or 310 mi Kediri
$439
521 km or 324 mi Blitar
$427
538 km or 334 mi Prabumulih
$450
539 km or 335 mi Palembang
$457
540 km or 336 mi Mojokerto
$459
556 km or 346 mi Batu
$403
569 km or 353 mi Malang
$383
572 km or 355 mi Surabaya
$522
578 km or 359 mi Pagar Alam
$476
594 km or 369 mi Pasuruan
$454
629 km or 391 mi Probolinggo
$469
661 km or 411 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
684 km or 425 mi Bengkulu
$521
740 km or 460 mi Jambi
$479
795 km or 494 mi Pontianak
$444
837 km or 520 mi Bali
$873
864 km or 537 mi Denpasar
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$733
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$713
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$772
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$633
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$650
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$688
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$583
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$678
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$466
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$667
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$677
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$587
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$700
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$633
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$607
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$539
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$549
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$643
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$637
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$594
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$592
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$525
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$633
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$545
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$569
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$650
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$572
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$707
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$598
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$621
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$640
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$643
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$620
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$587
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$506