Beijing vs Canberra - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Canberra
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$2393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$5235
🏠 One person rent	$596	$1495
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$2245
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$618
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$3763
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	30
😀 Quality of life	77	83
🏙️ Population	21.9M	381K

The cost of living in Beijing is 55% less expensive than in Canberra. Cities ranked 5141st and 929th ($1067 vs $2393) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 5th in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.6 months in Canberra. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Canberra ranked 8th in Australia, while ranked 763rd and 393rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Canberra

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	Beijing	Canberra
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.04	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$84.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$9.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$7.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$3.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$1584
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$1222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$2518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$1831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$59.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$7663
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$5992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$3.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$9.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$5.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$27.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$87
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$1893
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$15472

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Cities near Beijing

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

Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1748
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1532
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1674
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1500
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1732
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2472
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1997
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2801
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2286
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1746
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1815
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1717
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1833
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1829
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1805
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1800
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1876
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1758
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1397
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2397
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1822
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1799
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1795
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1757
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1892
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1357
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1289
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1816
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1900
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1798
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2265
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1635