Beijing vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$4634
🏠 One person rent	$596	$1160
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$2033
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$589
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$3612
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	33
😀 Quality of life	77	80
🏙️ Population	21.9M	543K

The cost of living in Beijing is 45% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 5141st and 2005th ($1067 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1656th 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 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Tucson ranked 133rd in the United States, while ranked 763rd and 528th 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	$4.04	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$1056
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$1998
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$1646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$244
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$2540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$2461
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$9.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$15724

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2052
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$1986
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$786
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2291
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2414
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2372
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2416
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2430
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2588
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2369
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2518
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2446
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1989
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2201
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2422
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2287
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$758
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2339
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2484
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$854
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$813
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1792
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$840
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1928
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2638
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2618