Beijing vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$575	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	100
😀 Quality of life	75	100
🏙️ Population	21.9M	4.84M

The cost of living in Beijing is 60% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5387th and 745th ($1016 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 989th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Sydney

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	Beijing	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683