Beijing vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$575	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$3578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	34
😀 Quality of life	75	80
🏙️ Population	21.9M	543K

The cost of living in Beijing is 48% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 5387th and 1962nd ($1016 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1679th 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 1.8 months in Tucson. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 989th and 561st 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	$3.86	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$15495

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262