Beijing vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$575	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$4749
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	82
😀 Quality of life	75	88
🏙️ Population	21.9M	468K

The cost of living in Beijing is 57% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 5387th and 972nd ($1016 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 892nd 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 2 months in Raleigh. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 989th and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Raleigh

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	Beijing	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682