Beijing vs Kazan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Kazan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1044
$929
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2705
$2282
🏠 One person rent
$596
$493
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$878
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$50.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$711
$871
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
54
😀 Quality of life
73
64
🏙️ Population
21.9M
1.33M

The cost of living in Beijing is 12% more expensive than in Kazan. Cities ranked 5341st and 6157th ($1044 vs $929) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 17th in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 2718th and 5470th 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
$4.36
$8.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$3.91
 Cappuccino
$3.03
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$580
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1589
$1065
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$839
$689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.4
$69.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
18.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12544
$3554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6280
$2534
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.4
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.68
$3.91
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.65
$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.61
$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8
$5.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.7
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.3
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$725
$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25165
$15147

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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
$734
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$767
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$645
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$646
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$663
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$572
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$673
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$468
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$656
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$697
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$562
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$709
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$621
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$630
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$528
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$558
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$632
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$626
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$564
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$512
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$524
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$629
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$521
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$525
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$519
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$466
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$584
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$770
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$508
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$492
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$655
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$666
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$618
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$562
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$748

Cities near Kazan

Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 75 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
122 km or 76 mi Cheboksary
$791
170 km or 106 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
171 km or 106 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
202 km or 125 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
224 km or 139 mi Almetyevsk
$761
254 km or 158 mi Tolyatti
$740
279 km or 173 mi Izhevsk
$700
295 km or 183 mi Syzran
$746
297 km or 185 mi Samara
$838
308 km or 191 mi Saransk
$773
314 km or 195 mi Kirov
$595
323 km or 200 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
355 km or 221 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
392 km or 243 mi Penza
$585
426 km or 265 mi Balakovo
$677
450 km or 279 mi Ufa
$853
498 km or 310 mi Perm
$767
500 km or 311 mi Sterlitamak
$743
515 km or 320 mi Salavat
$793
516 km or 321 mi Saratov
$837
517 km or 321 mi Ivanovo
$695
520 km or 323 mi Engels
$811
528 km or 328 mi Oral
$604
542 km or 337 mi Vladimir
$732
544 km or 338 mi Kostroma
$757
595 km or 370 mi Orenburg
$757
600 km or 373 mi Yaroslavl
$726
604 km or 375 mi Tambov
$680
610 km or 379 mi Ryazan
$738
661 km or 411 mi Syktyvkar
$664
666 km or 414 mi Elektrostal
$950
668 km or 415 mi Zlatoust
$729
669 km or 415 mi Vologda
$595
672 km or 417 mi Rybinsk
$738
692 km or 430 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
697 km or 433 mi Balashikha
$957
697 km or 433 mi Miass
$760
700 km or 435 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
702 km or 436 mi Lyubertsy
$971