Beijing vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$2430
🏠 One person rent	$596	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$66.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$613
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	4
😀 Quality of life	77	26
🏙️ Population	21.9M	13.9K

The cost of living in Beijing is 9% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 5141st and 5821st ($1067 vs $981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in China and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check China vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 0.6 months in Kingstown. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Kingstown ranked 2nd in Saint Vincent, while ranked 763rd and 8479th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Kingstown

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	Beijing	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.04	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$1.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$595
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$2.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$7.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$6.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$7051

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1004
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1159
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1061
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1065
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1390
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1101
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1003
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1164
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$964
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1594
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$719
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$692
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$684
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$871
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1081
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$691
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1084
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$770
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1241
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1242
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$821
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$704
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$627
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$662
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$731
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$785