Beijing vs Kazan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Kazan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1065
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3114
$1621
🏠 One person rent
$605
$307
🏘️ Family rent
$1364
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1709
$503
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
54
😀 Quality of life
78
60
🏙️ Population
21.9M
1.24M

The cost of living in Beijing is 65% more expensive than in Kazan. Cities ranked 4887th and 7240th ($1065 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 19th in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.8 months in Kazan. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Kazan ranked 4th in Russia, while ranked 583rd and 5435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Kazan

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Beijing Kazan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.19
 Cappuccino
$3.83
$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$843
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$487
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2089
$707
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$467
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.7
$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$5.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
11.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14972
$2073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8057
$1533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.5
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.9
$6.88
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$3.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.44
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$8.91
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.7
$60.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27310
$4314

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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 Kazan

Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 75 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$545
122 km or 76 mi Cheboksary
$517
170 km or 106 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
171 km or 106 mi Ulyanovsk
$493
202 km or 125 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
224 km or 139 mi Almetyevsk
$516
254 km or 158 mi Tolyatti
$500
279 km or 173 mi Izhevsk
$567
295 km or 183 mi Syzran
$518
297 km or 185 mi Samara
$623
308 km or 191 mi Saransk
$414
314 km or 195 mi Kirov
$456
323 km or 200 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
355 km or 221 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
392 km or 243 mi Penza
$542
426 km or 265 mi Balakovo
$562
450 km or 279 mi Ufa
$547
498 km or 310 mi Perm
$537
500 km or 311 mi Sterlitamak
$427
515 km or 320 mi Salavat
$468
516 km or 321 mi Saratov
$513
517 km or 321 mi Ivanovo
$497
520 km or 323 mi Engels
$511
528 km or 328 mi Oral
$526
542 km or 337 mi Vladimir
$597
544 km or 338 mi Kostroma
$488
595 km or 370 mi Orenburg
$494
600 km or 373 mi Yaroslavl
$496
604 km or 375 mi Tambov
$501
610 km or 379 mi Ryazan
$488
661 km or 411 mi Syktyvkar
$493
666 km or 414 mi Elektrostal
$629
668 km or 415 mi Zlatoust
$497
669 km or 415 mi Vologda
$455
672 km or 417 mi Rybinsk
$612
692 km or 430 mi Magnitogorsk
$437
697 km or 433 mi Balashikha
$645
697 km or 433 mi Miass
$487
700 km or 435 mi Nizhny Tagil
$531
702 km or 436 mi Lyubertsy
$656