Beijing vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$575	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	92
😀 Quality of life	75	86
🏙️ Population	21.9M	2.75M

The cost of living in Beijing is 41% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 5387th and 2624th ($1016 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in China and Italy, respectively. Check China vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 989th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Rome

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	Beijing	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201