Beijing vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$2817
🏠 One person rent	$589	$818
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$1403
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$988
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	7
😀 Quality of life	73	66
🏙️ Population	21.9M	133K

The cost of living in Beijing is 22% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 5355th and 4439th ($1029 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in China and Maldives, respectively. Check China vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.7 months in Male. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 2546th and 5057th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Male

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	Beijing	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$3575

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327