Beijing vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$3754
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$8993
🏠 One person rent	$575	$2648
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$5345
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$845
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$54.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$6732
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	100	20
😀 Quality of life	75	78
🏙️ Population	21.9M	41K

The cost of living in Beijing is 73% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 5387th and 11th ($1016 vs $3754) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 1.8 months in George Town. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 989th and 685th 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	$3.86	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$6.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$3.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$2615
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$2356
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$5826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$4835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$112
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	7.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$10761
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$4170
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$5.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$5.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$8.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$7.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$4.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$9.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$1705
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$24513

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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 George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1101
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1122
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1094
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1395
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1017
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1214
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1273
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1259
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1531
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1000
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$926
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$877
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$870
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1063
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2123
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$787
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1378
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1266
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2897
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$938
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$996
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1132
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$998
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1051
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1561