Beijing vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beijing	El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$1613
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$3896
🏠 One person rent	$605	$871
🏘️ Family rent	$1364	$1588
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$533
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1709	$3848
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	35
😀 Quality of life	78	67
🏙️ Population	21.9M	679K

The cost of living in Beijing is 34% less expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 4887th and 3024th ($1065 vs $1613) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2082nd 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 2.4 months in El Paso. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs El Paso ranked 1464th in the United States, while ranked 583rd and 4017th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs El Paso

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	Beijing	El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$3.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$4.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$796
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$648
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$1375
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14972	$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8057	$1709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.5	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$7.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$5.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$63.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27310	$11022

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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 El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1126
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1696
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1692
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$932
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1792
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1818
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1798
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1010
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2227
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$935
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2165
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2213
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$924
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$1691
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$2042
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2043
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1618
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$874
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$1833
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2105
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2066
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2013
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1710
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1927
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2324
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1860
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$914
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2312
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2392
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2427
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353