Bandung vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$502
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1227
$2811
🏠 One person rent
$210
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$1139
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.5
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$284
$769
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
80
100
😀 Quality of life
62
73
🏙️ Population
2.88M
21.9M

The cost of living in Bandung is 55% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 8655th and 4987th ($502 vs $1108) 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 0.6 months in Bandung compared to 0.7 months in Beijing. Bandung ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Beijing ranked 14th in China, while ranked 5685th and 2361st 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
$1.4
$4.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.49
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.4
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$965
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$510
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$1738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.76%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$732
$12536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$306
$6136
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.5
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.1
$4.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.6
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.73
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.58
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.84
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$54.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.84
$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.66
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$62.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.8
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.5
$621
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8368
$25910

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8.3 km or 5.1 mi Cimahi
$468
71 km or 44 mi Sukabumi
$551
82 km or 51 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
93 km or 58 mi Bogor
$466
101 km or 63 mi Bekasi
$515
103 km or 64 mi Depok
$376
113 km or 70 mi Cirebon
$494
114 km or 71 mi Jakarta
$627
116 km or 72 mi Banjar
$458
119 km or 74 mi South Tangerang
$516
134 km or 83 mi Tangerang
$552
173 km or 108 mi Tegal
$457
181 km or 113 mi Cilacap
$446
182 km or 113 mi Serang
$472
202 km or 125 mi Cilegon
$469
233 km or 145 mi Pekalongan
$452
306 km or 190 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
315 km or 195 mi Semarang
$490
323 km or 201 mi Yogyakarta
$436
323 km or 201 mi Metro
$424
327 km or 203 mi Salatiga
$400
365 km or 227 mi Surakarta
$381
443 km or 275 mi Madiun
$419
500 km or 310 mi Kediri
$428
521 km or 324 mi Blitar
$416
538 km or 334 mi Prabumulih
$393
539 km or 335 mi Palembang
$371
540 km or 336 mi Mojokerto
$402
556 km or 346 mi Batu
$386
569 km or 353 mi Malang
$358
572 km or 355 mi Surabaya
$520
578 km or 359 mi Pagar Alam
$428
594 km or 369 mi Pasuruan
$437
629 km or 391 mi Probolinggo
$450
661 km or 411 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
684 km or 425 mi Bengkulu
$438
740 km or 460 mi Jambi
$417
795 km or 494 mi Pontianak
$419
837 km or 520 mi Bali
$1115
864 km or 537 mi Denpasar
$493

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$740
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$764
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$800
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$666
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$666
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$682
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$586
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$697
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$480
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$672
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$720
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$576
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$722
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$623
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$645
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$541
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$556
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$648
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$645
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$574
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$525
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$541
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$646
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$541
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$539
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$541
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$480
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$599
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$789
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$522
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$511
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$676
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$684
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$634
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$579
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$665
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$759