Beijing vs Denver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Denver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$2699
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$6308
🏠 One person rent	$596	$1674
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$2997
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$668
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$4870
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	91
😀 Quality of life	77	90
🏙️ Population	21.9M	716K

The cost of living in Beijing is 60% less expensive than in Denver. Cities ranked 5141st and 444th ($1067 vs $2699) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 388th 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 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.8 months in Denver. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Denver ranked 36th in the United States, while ranked 763rd and 160th 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	$4.04	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$74.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$1791
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$3330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$2606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$4325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$3533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$5.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$4.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$9.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$5.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$62.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$1400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$16150

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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 Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2514
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2359
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2478
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2562
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2605
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2336
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2295
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2691
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2756
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2800
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2489
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2613
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2988
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2547
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2681
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2498
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2552
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2465
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2579
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2551
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$1983
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2177
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2213
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2200
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2220
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2288
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1860
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$1945
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1639
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2398
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1861
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1701
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1821
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2176
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$3686
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1700
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1765