Beijing vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beijing	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$1327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$3027
🏠 One person rent	$605	$691
🏘️ Family rent	$1364	$1065
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$431
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1709	$1622
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	27
😀 Quality of life	78	74
🏙️ Population	21.9M	673K

The cost of living in Beijing is 20% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 4887th and 4103rd ($1065 vs $1327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 50th in China and Spain, respectively. Check China vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Zaragoza ranked 32nd in Spain, while ranked 583rd and 1412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Zaragoza

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	Beijing	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$3.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$800
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$518
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$1289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$73.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14972	$4398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8057	$2390
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.5	$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$5.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$44
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$79.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27310	$7028

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$733
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$772
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$583
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$678
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$466
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$667
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$677
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$587
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$700
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$633
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$607
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$539
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$549
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$643
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$637
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$594
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$525
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$633
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$545
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$569
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$650
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$572
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$598
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$621
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$643
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$587
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$506

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1112
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1260
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1023
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1340
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1142
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1234
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1148
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1353
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1364
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1382
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1087
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1128
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1362
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1384
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1139
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1530
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1147
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1360
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1718
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1334
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1138
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1265
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1593
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1076
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1262
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1409
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1241
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1421
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1109
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1156
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1400
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1437
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1501
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1426
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1443
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1571
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1562
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1404
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1219