Beijing vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$575	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$6742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	80
😀 Quality of life	75	91
🏙️ Population	21.9M	737K

The cost of living in Beijing is 66% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5387th and 158th ($1016 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 140th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 989th and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Seattle

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	Beijing	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$29407

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093