Beijing vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Beijing	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1044	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2705	$4406
🏠 One person rent	$596	$1052
🏘️ Family rent	$1053	$1518
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$711	$3391
😷 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 44% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 5341st and 2663rd ($1044 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1875th 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 1.8 months in Memphis. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Memphis ranked 112th in the United States, while ranked 2718th and 362nd 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	$4.36	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.1	$64.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$963
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$471	$841
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1589	$1430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$1222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.4	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.9	$64.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12544	$1671
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6280	$1396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.4	$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.68	$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$5.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$5.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.65	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.61	$8.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.08	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$725	$1700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25165	$27314

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$767
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$645
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$646
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$663
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$572
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$673
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$468
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$656
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$697
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$562
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$709
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$621
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$630
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$528
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$558
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$632
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$626
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$512
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$524
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$521
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$525
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$519
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$466
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$584
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$493
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$770
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$508
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$574
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$492
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$655
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$666
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$618
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$562
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$748

Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2378
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2129
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1881
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1953
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1866
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2030
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2266
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2122
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1997
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1752
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1867
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1745
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1605
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1667
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1631
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1836
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1915
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1545
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1885
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1980
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1425
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1962
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1951
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1817
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1747
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1992
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1703
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1703
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2023
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1852
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1718
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2085
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1421
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1405
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2822