Beijing vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$5700
🏠 One person rent	$589	$1497
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$2629
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$3732
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	73	97
🏙️ Population	21.9M	2.15M

The cost of living in Beijing is 59% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 5355th and 843rd ($1029 vs $2517) 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 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 2546th and 18th 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	$4.24	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$7.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$15084

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488