Beijing vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1044
$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2705
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$596
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$974
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$54.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$711
$939
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
48
😀 Quality of life
73
63
🏙️ Population
21.9M
1.47M

The cost of living in Beijing is 0.9% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 5341st and 5278th ($1044 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 2718th and 5513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Yekaterinburg

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Beijing Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.36
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1589
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$839
$756
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.4
$84.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
19.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12544
$2644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6280
$1615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.4
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.68
$4.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.65
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.61
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8
$5.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.7
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.3
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$725
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25165
$7937

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$716
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$734
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$767
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$645
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$646
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$663
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$572
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$673
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$468
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$656
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$697
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$562
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$709
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$621
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$630
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$528
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$558
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$632
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$626
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$564
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$512
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$524
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$629
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$521
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$525
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$519
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$466
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$584
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$770
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$508
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$492
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$655
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$666
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$618
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$562
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$748

Cities near Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$729
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$760
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$767
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$969
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$701
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$853
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$690
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$700
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$743
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$793
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$761
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$564
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$589
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$757
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$595
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$747
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$929
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$579
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$664
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$838
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$740
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$791
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$834
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$604
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$746
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$813
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$677
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$773
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688