Beijing vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beijing	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$4581
🏠 One person rent	$605	$1113
🏘️ Family rent	$1364	$1998
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$533
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1709	$2599
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	100	77
😀 Quality of life	78	85
🏙️ Population	21.9M	936K

The cost of living in Beijing is 45% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 4887th and 1907th ($1065 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 10th in China and Israel, respectively. Check China vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 1.3 months in Jerusalem. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Jerusalem ranked 3rd in Israel, while ranked 583rd and 276th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Jerusalem

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	Beijing	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$73.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$7.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$1338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$906
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$2415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$98.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14972	$13221
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8057	$9303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.5	$63.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$76.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$99.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$80.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27310	$10218

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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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$964
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1011
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$737
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1752
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$802
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1583
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2068
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1701
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1900
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1826
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$849
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2113
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$760
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1848
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2149
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1873
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$679
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1850
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1678
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1687
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1499