Beijing vs Denver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beijing	Denver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$2771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$6354
🏠 One person rent	$605	$1753
🏘️ Family rent	$1364	$3084
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$658
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1709	$5105
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	91
😀 Quality of life	78	90
🏙️ Population	21.9M	716K

The cost of living in Beijing is 62% less expensive than in Denver. Cities ranked 4887th and 294th ($1065 vs $2771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 256th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 1.8 months in Denver. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Denver ranked 23rd in the United States, while ranked 583rd and 134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Denver

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	Beijing	Denver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$75.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$1825
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$1500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$3360
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$2706
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$72.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14972	$4848
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8057	$3873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.5	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$4.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$5.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$62.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$57.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$1322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27310	$16286

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$733
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$772
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$583
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$678
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$466
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$667
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$677
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$587
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$700
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$633
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$607
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$539
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$549
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$643
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$637
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$594
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$525
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$633
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$545
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$569
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$650
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$572
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$598
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$621
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$643
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$587
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$506

Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2476
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2334
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2438
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2467
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2456
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2324
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2321
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2494
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2463
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2501
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2387
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2282
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2501
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2395
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2443
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2374
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2478
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2355
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2659
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2502
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$1912
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2183
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2334
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2269
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2287
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1801
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2411
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1852
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$2226
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$1916
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1647
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2312
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$2013
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1707
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1780
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2013
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2112
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$1833
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1699
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1778