Beijing vs Kazan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Kazan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$2109
🏠 One person rent
$589
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$1040
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$98
$48.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$658
$809
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
54
😀 Quality of life
73
65
🏙️ Population
21.9M
1.33M

The cost of living in Beijing is 18% more expensive than in Kazan. Cities ranked 5355th and 6377th ($1029 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 16th in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.9 months in Kazan. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Kazan ranked 5th in Russia, while ranked 2546th and 5213th 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
$4.24
$7.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$6.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$3.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$850
$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$469
$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1549
$961
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$839
$619
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.5
$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.5
$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$6.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
18.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14720
$3331
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6180
$2289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.3
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.61
$3.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.4
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.35
$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.1
$65
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.2
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$713
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22823
$14288

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Cities near Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$707
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$724
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$750
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$634
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$634
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$646
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$565
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$660
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$456
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$641
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$688
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$558
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$694
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$638
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$619
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$533
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$574
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$616
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$614
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$564
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$505
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$535
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$615
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$527
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$523
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$454
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$580
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$748
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$499
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$480
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$642
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$654
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$601
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$550
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$629
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$741

Cities near Kazan

Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 75 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$693
122 km or 76 mi Cheboksary
$772
170 km or 106 mi Nizhnekamsk
$681
171 km or 106 mi Ulyanovsk
$641
202 km or 125 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$755
224 km or 139 mi Almetyevsk
$709
254 km or 158 mi Tolyatti
$686
279 km or 173 mi Izhevsk
$635
295 km or 183 mi Syzran
$692
297 km or 185 mi Samara
$796
308 km or 191 mi Saransk
$719
314 km or 195 mi Kirov
$536
323 km or 200 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
355 km or 221 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
392 km or 243 mi Penza
$537
426 km or 265 mi Balakovo
$658
450 km or 279 mi Ufa
$802
498 km or 310 mi Perm
$714
500 km or 311 mi Sterlitamak
$698
515 km or 320 mi Salavat
$725
516 km or 321 mi Saratov
$783
517 km or 321 mi Ivanovo
$615
520 km or 323 mi Engels
$758
528 km or 328 mi Oral
$548
542 km or 337 mi Vladimir
$650
544 km or 338 mi Kostroma
$765
595 km or 370 mi Orenburg
$695
600 km or 373 mi Yaroslavl
$672
604 km or 375 mi Tambov
$672
610 km or 379 mi Ryazan
$692
661 km or 411 mi Syktyvkar
$620
666 km or 414 mi Elektrostal
$863
668 km or 415 mi Zlatoust
$754
669 km or 415 mi Vologda
$544
672 km or 417 mi Rybinsk
$678
692 km or 430 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
697 km or 433 mi Balashikha
$898
697 km or 433 mi Miass
$763
700 km or 435 mi Nizhny Tagil
$843
702 km or 436 mi Lyubertsy
$917