Beijing vs Canberra - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Beijing	Canberra
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$2258
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2811	$5105
🏠 One person rent	$648	$1409
🏘️ Family rent	$1139	$2111
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$584
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$769	$4498
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	30
😀 Quality of life	73	85
🏙️ Population	21.9M	381K

The cost of living in Beijing is 51% less expensive than in Canberra. Cities ranked 4987th and 1373rd ($1108 vs $2258) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 12th in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 2 months in Canberra. Beijing ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Canberra ranked 10th in Australia, while ranked 2361st and 438th 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	$4.47	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$73.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.19	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$965	$1459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$1187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$1714
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.19%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12536	$9940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6136	$6181
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$3.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.6	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.76	$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$5.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$26.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$4.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.3	$62.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.12	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.74	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$80
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$621	$2338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25910	$17844

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Cities near Beijing

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

Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1795
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1701
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1460
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1709
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2481
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2040
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2354
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1825
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1855
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1816
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1995
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$2000
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1936
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1915
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1913
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1834
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1493
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2543
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1933
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1896
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1813
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2179
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1606
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1273
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1905
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1868
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1728
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2364
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1720