Beijing vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Beijing	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$2451
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2811	$5856
🏠 One person rent	$648	$1515
🏘️ Family rent	$1139	$2643
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$643
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$769	$4510
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	78
😀 Quality of life	73	89
🏙️ Population	21.9M	689K

The cost of living in Beijing is 55% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 4987th and 982nd ($1108 vs $2451) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 843rd 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 Nashville. Beijing ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Nashville ranked 66th in the United States, while ranked 2361st and 252nd 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	$4.47	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.19	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$7.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$6.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$965	$1666
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$1232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$3034
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$2217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.19%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12536	$4767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6136	$2707
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$61.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.6	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.76	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$3.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.3	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.12	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.74	$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$54.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$621	$1468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25910	$30286

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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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2315
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2809
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2246
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2275
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2245
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2017
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2027
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2074
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2213
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1933
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1812
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1907
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1896
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1427
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1666
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2119
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2144
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1838
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1686
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1808
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1859
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2096
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$1989
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1806
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1365
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1602
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1391
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1896
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1595