Beijing vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1065
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3114
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$605
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$1364
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1709
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
100
71
😀 Quality of life
78
63
🏙️ Population
21.9M
10.6M

The cost of living in Beijing is 119% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 4887th and 8597th ($1065 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 537th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Ranked 5th vs 31st best cities to live in China, and 583rd vs 4919th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Shijiazhuang

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Beijing Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$843
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$487
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2089
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.7
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14972
$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8057
$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.5
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.9
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.44
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.7
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27310
$4869

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$733
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$713
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$772
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$633
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$650
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$688
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$583
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$678
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$466
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$667
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$677
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$587
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$700
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$633
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$607
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$539
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$549
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$643
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$637
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$594
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$592
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$525
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$633
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$545
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$569
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$650
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$572
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$707
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$598
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$621
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$640
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$643
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$620
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$587
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$506

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$525
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$545
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$569
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$549
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$539
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$569
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$592
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$587
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$598
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$650
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$466
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$599
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$587
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$601
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$583
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$613
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$576
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$573
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$621
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$509
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$572
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$594
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$633
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$650
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$522
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$713
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$633
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$521
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$570
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$617
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$625
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$643
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$572
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$739
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$607
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$707
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$733