Beijing vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Beijing	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2811	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$648	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$1139	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$769	$3694
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	73	94
🏙️ Population	21.9M	2.1M

The cost of living in Beijing is 55% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4987th and 964th ($1108 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in China and France, respectively. Check China vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Beijing ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 2361st and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Paris

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	Beijing	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.47	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.19	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$965	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.19%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12536	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6136	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.6	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.76	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.3	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.12	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.74	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$621	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25910	$19577

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506