Beijing vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Beijing	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$1933
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2811	$4502
🏠 One person rent	$648	$1119
🏘️ Family rent	$1139	$1848
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$87.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$769	$3964
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	33
😀 Quality of life	73	84
🏙️ Population	21.9M	543K

The cost of living in Beijing is 43% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 4987th and 2237th ($1108 vs $1933) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1697th 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 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 2.1 months in Tucson. Beijing ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Tucson ranked 153rd in the United States, while ranked 2361st and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Tucson

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	Beijing	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.47	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.19	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$6.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$965	$1195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$1502
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.19%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12536	$3427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6136	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.6	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.76	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.3	$33
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.12	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.74	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$621	$1100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25910	$15759

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$740
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$800
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$666
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$682
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$697
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$480
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$672
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$720
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$576
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$722
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$623
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$645
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$541
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$556
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$648
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$574
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$525
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$541
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$646
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$541
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$539
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$541
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$480
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$599
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$521
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$789
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$522
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$511
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$676
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$684
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$634
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$579
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$665
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$759

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2153
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$771
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2454
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2243
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2367
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2378
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2293
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2463
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2423
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2365
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2343
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1974
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2366
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2318
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2296
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$876
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2346
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2321
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1767
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1924
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2818
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2212