Beijing vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$2649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$6134
🏠 One person rent	$596	$1700
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$3035
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$4686
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	78
😀 Quality of life	77	88
🏙️ Population	21.9M	689K

The cost of living in Beijing is 60% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 5141st and 514th ($1067 vs $2649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 455th 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 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Nashville ranked 56th in the United States, while ranked 763rd and 226th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Nashville

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	Beijing	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.04	$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$6.53
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$1820
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$1457
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$2584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$71.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$3565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$3245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$69.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$3.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$4.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$1194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$20657

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2466
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2384
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2371
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2339
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2670
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2270
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2303
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2275
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2552
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2038
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2028
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$1607
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2246
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1788
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1805
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1780
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$2081
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1802
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1926
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$2098
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$2134
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1323
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1854
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1651
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$1956
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1703
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2014
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1687
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1708
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1764
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1911
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2035
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$1746
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1780
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1317
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1627
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$2123
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$1995
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$2119
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1542