Beijing vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beijing	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$3374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$8402
🏠 One person rent	$605	$2280
🏘️ Family rent	$1364	$4877
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$837
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1709	$4688
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	100	20
😀 Quality of life	78	77
🏙️ Population	21.9M	41K

The cost of living in Beijing is 68% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 4887th and 32nd ($1065 vs $3374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in China and the Cayman Islands, respectively. Check China vs the Cayman Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 1.4 months in George Town. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 583rd and 754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs George Town

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	Beijing	George Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$6.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$3.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$1954
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$5734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$4269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$120
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	7.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14972	$8481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8057	$5200
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.5	$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$3.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$4.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$6.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$7.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$9.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$7.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$4.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$4.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$78.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$24.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$86
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$1229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27310	$25346

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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 George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1371
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1209
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1138
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1784
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1269
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1092
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1220
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1182
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1137
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1626
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1869
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$674
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1001
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$768
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$698
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$936
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2555
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$758
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1250
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$2153
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1176
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3241
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$940
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1048
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1291
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1101
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1322
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1671