Beijing vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Beijing	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$1917
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2811	$4608
🏠 One person rent	$648	$1113
🏘️ Family rent	$1139	$1707
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$568
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$769	$3719
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	66
😀 Quality of life	73	87
🏙️ Population	21.9M	633K

The cost of living in Beijing is 42% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 4987th and 2305th ($1108 vs $1917) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1739th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Beijing ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Memphis ranked 96th in the United States, while ranked 2361st and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Memphis

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	Beijing	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.47	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.19	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$5.76
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$965	$1107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.19%	6.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12536	$1785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6136	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.6	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.76	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$8.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.3	$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.12	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.74	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$44
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$621	$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25910	$27334

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$740
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$800
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$666
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$682
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$697
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$480
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$672
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$720
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$576
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$722
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$623
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$645
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$541
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$556
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$648
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$574
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$525
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$541
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$646
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$541
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$539
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$541
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$480
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$599
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$521
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$789
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$522
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$511
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$676
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$684
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$634
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$579
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$665
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$759

Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2405
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2185
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1891
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1979
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1888
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2058
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2300
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2171
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1985
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1782
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1890
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1838
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1588
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1534
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1638
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1816
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1883
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1525
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1862
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1922
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1427
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1940
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1868
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1756
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1749
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1968
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1725
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1686
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2027
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1812
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1666
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2074
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1429
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1427
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2809