Beijing vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$575	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$1263
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	7
😀 Quality of life	75	62
🏙️ Population	21.9M	133K

The cost of living in Beijing is 22% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 5387th and 4205th ($1016 vs $1304) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in China and Maldives, respectively. Check China vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 1 months in Male. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 989th and 4917th 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	$3.86	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$3201

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360