Beijing vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$1813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$4267
🏠 One person rent	$575	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$1800
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$92
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$3350
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	35
😀 Quality of life	75	79
🏙️ Population	21.9M	679K

The cost of living in Beijing is 44% less expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 5387th and 2363rd ($1016 vs $1813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1931st 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 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 1.8 months in El Paso. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs El Paso ranked 179th in the United States, while ranked 989th and 633rd 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	$3.86	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$4.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$921
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$759
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$1644
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$76.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$1815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$1759
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$47.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$6.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$5.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$63.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$36.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$6903

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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	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1854
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1856
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$814
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$1985
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$770
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2224
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$762
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$1683
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1957
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2077
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1618
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$830
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2073
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2262
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2211
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1717
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1996
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2319
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1896
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$814
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2396
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2417
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2306
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353