Beijing vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$2318
🏠 One person rent
$589
$492
🏘️ Family rent
$1040
$852
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$322
🚐 Transport expenses
$98
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$658
$848
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
46
😀 Quality of life
73
64
🏙️ Population
21.9M
1.47M

The cost of living in Beijing is 7% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 5355th and 5881st ($1029 vs $962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Yekaterinburg ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 2546th and 5334th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beijing Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$48.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$850
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$469
$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1549
$990
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$839
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.5
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.5
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$9.66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
17.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14720
$2565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6180
$1410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.3
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.61
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.4
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.35
$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.1
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.2
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$713
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22823
$7319

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$707
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$724
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$750
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$634
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$634
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$646
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$565
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$660
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$456
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$641
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$688
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$558
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$694
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$638
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$619
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$533
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$574
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$616
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$614
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$564
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$505
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$535
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$615
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$527
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$523
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$454
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$580
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$748
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$499
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$480
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$642
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$654
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$601
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$550
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$629
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$741

Cities near Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$828
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$843
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$754
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$829
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$763
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$714
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$909
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$675
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$802
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$681
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$635
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$698
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$725
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$755
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$681
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$709
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$520
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$563
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$695
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$536
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$685
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$868
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$519
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$620
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$693
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$796
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$686
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$641
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$772
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$786
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$548
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$692
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$767
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$729
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$658
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$719
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$617