Beijing vs Canberra - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Beijing	Canberra
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1044	$2223
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2705	$4990
🏠 One person rent	$596	$1398
🏘️ Family rent	$1053	$2158
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$711	$4087
😷 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 53% less expensive than in Canberra. Cities ranked 5341st and 1443rd ($1044 vs $2223) 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 1.8 months in Canberra. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Canberra ranked 13th in Australia, while ranked 2718th and 479th 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	$4.36	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.1	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$7.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$1538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$471	$1150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1589	$2721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$1726
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.4	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.9	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12544	$8609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6280	$5425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.4	$88.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.68	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$5.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$9.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.65	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$4.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.61	$26.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$4.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$57.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$52.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.08	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$725	$2023
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25165	$15408

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$767
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$645
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$646
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$663
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$572
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$673
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$468
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$656
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$697
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$562
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$709
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$621
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$630
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$528
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$558
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$632
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$626
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$512
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$524
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$521
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$525
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$519
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$466
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$584
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$493
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$770
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$508
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$574
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$492
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$655
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$666
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$618
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$562
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$748

Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1821
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1699
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1477
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1710
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2482
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2050
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2379
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1824
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1867
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1815
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1997
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1979
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1896
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1860
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1894
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1829
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1487
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2496
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1928
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1906
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1822
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2217
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1604
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1288
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1904
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1898
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1753
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2308
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1766