Beijing vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$596	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$1885
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	92
😀 Quality of life	77	86
🏙️ Population	21.9M	2.75M

The cost of living in Beijing is 39% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 5141st and 2722nd ($1067 vs $1750) 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 1.7 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 763rd and 294th 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	$4.04	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$10781

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262