Beijing vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$5081
🏠 One person rent	$575	$1241
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$510
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$2923
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	91
😀 Quality of life	75	92
🏙️ Population	21.9M	548K

The cost of living in Beijing is 51% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 5387th and 1662nd ($1016 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 46th in China and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check China vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Manchester ranked 13th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 989th and 85th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Manchester

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	Beijing	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$6.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$1351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$936
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$2179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$84.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$1818
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$19551

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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 Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1806
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1672
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1806
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1675
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1497
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1753
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1762
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1376
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1793
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1737
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1686
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1486
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1456
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1598
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1707
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1680
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1706
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1401
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1764
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1897
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1710
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1681