Beijing vs Bridgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: November 06, 2023

	Beijing	Bridgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$1355
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3178	$3574
🏠 One person rent	$638	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$1384	$1247
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$598
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$69.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1772	$1336
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	20
😀 Quality of life	79	66
🏙️ Population	21.9M	110K

The cost of living in Beijing is 18% less expensive than in Bridgetown. Cities ranked 4554th and 3668th ($1116 vs $1355) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in China and Barbados, respectively. Check China vs Barbados comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 1 months in Bridgetown. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Bridgetown ranked 1st in Barbados, while ranked 455th and 4340th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Bridgetown

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	Beijing	Bridgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.49	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.61	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$877	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$1550
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1128	$979
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.2	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.53%	5.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16127	$3529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7951	$3516
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$42.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.88	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$2.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$3.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$5.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$7.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.23	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.84	$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.7	$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.58	$9.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$79.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.8	$138
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$881	$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27082	$5336

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$574
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$689
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$728
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$620
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$624
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$718
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$575
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$656
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$474
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$671
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$667
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$648
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$580
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$664
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$629
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$603
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$543
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$630
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$622
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$586
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$518
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$619
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$534
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$560
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$520
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$645
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$570
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$489
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$722
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$661
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$609
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$644
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$610
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$573
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$645
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$540

Cities near Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1303
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1104
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$951
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$1004
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1087
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1439
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1103
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1105
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1091
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$801
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$943
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1128
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1173
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$999
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$941
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1342
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1313
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1316
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1317
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1324
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1322
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$712
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1177
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1171
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$664
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$657
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$750
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$887
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1217
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$690
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1262
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$884
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$691
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$737
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$761
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$718
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$1868
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$652
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$613
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$773