Beijing vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$575	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$5544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	100
😀 Quality of life	75	95
🏙️ Population	21.9M	8.8M

The cost of living in Beijing is 77% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5387th and 3rd ($1016 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st 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 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 989th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs New York City

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	Beijing	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$21465

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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	$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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111