Cost of living in Beijing 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Beijing, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
56.4
44% cheaper than New York
BeijingUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 6,900 CNY $952
1-bed apartment, outside centre 3,870 CNY $534
3-bed apartment, centre 15,500 CNY $2,139
Room in shared flat 2,900 CNY $400
Buy price per m2 84,970 CNY $11,726
Living cost excl. rent 3,940 CNY $544
Typical net salary 10,600 CNY $1,463
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.