Cost of Living Comparison Between Beijing (Pekin) and Seoul Cost of Living Comparison Between Beijing (Pekin) and Seoul

🙂 Solo nomad: Beijing (Pekin) is 76.7% cheaper than Seoul without rent, and 66.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Beijing (Pekin) is 79.9% cheaper than Seoul without rent, and 61.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.15 ¥29.77

$8.56 ₩11.6K

-51.52%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$28.14 ¥202

$55.3 ₩75.1K

-49.13%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.16 ¥37.01

$6.5 ₩8,813

-20.62%

Cappuccino

$3.08 ¥22.11

$3.85 ₩5,220

-20.00%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.42 ¥3.03

$1.72 ₩2,332

-75.58%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.28 ¥2

$0.85 ₩1,147

-67.06%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.14 ¥8.19

$3.77 ₩5,120

-69.76%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.11 ¥15.13

$5.94 ₩8,061

-64.48%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.71 ¥12.28

$2.17 ₩2,942

-21.20%

White Bread (500g)

$1.58 ¥11.31

$3.45 ₩4,680

-54.20%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.11 ¥7.99

$3.21 ₩4,358

-65.42%

Eggs

$1.65 ¥11.81

$3.21 ₩4,357

-48.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$16.05 ¥115

$14.53 ₩19.7K

10.46%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.17 ¥22.77

$10.93 ₩14.8K

-71.00%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.5 ¥68.2

$33.61 ₩45.6K

-71.73%

Apples (1kg)

$2.15 ¥15.39

$8.01 ₩10.9K

-73.16%

Banana (1kg)

$1.58 ¥11.33

$3.52 ₩4,775

-55.11%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.78 ¥12.79

$5.45 ₩7,393

-67.34%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.29 ¥9.28

$6.42 ₩8,710

-79.91%

Potato (1kg)

$0.84 ¥6.06

$3.95 ₩5,357

-78.73%

Onion (1kg)

$0.91 ¥6.52

$2.83 ₩3,844

-67.84%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.71 ¥5.12

$2.52 ₩3,414

-71.83%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.57 ¥4.06

$1.34 ₩1,812

-57.46%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.39 ¥24.35

$3.34 ₩4,527

1.50%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.25 ¥66.3

$21.07 ₩28.6K

-56.10%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.81 ¥5.78

$2.36 ₩3,203

-65.68%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.75 ¥12.56

$3.36 ₩4,562

-47.92%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.54 ¥3.9

$1.08 ₩1,469

-50.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$30.81 ¥221

$46.76 ₩63.4K

-34.11%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.78 ¥12.74

$3.45 ₩4,678

-48.41%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.35 ¥2.53

$0.57 ₩772

-38.60%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$10.57 ¥75.8

$8.73 ₩11.8K

21.08%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.12 ¥8.04

$1.2 ₩1,631

-6.67%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$18.6K ¥133.2K

$27.3K ₩37.1M

-32.03%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$15.5K ¥111.4K

$24.8K ₩33.7M

-37.49%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$51.6 ¥370

$162 ₩220K

-68.18%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$9.07 ¥65

$34.82 ₩47.2K

-73.95%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$12.69 ¥91

$21.8 ₩29.6K

-41.79%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$49.72 ¥357

$57.9 ₩78.6K

-14.17%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.66 ¥134

$23.12 ₩31.4K

-19.29%

Cinema Ticket

$8.23 ¥59

$10.81 ₩14.7K

-23.87%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$668 ¥4,792

$414 ₩562K

61.28%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$23.4K ¥167.6K

$23.7K ₩32.1M

-1.36%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$61.7 ¥442

$58.7 ₩79.7K

5.06%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.47 ¥247

$46.97 ₩63.7K

-26.61%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$79.7 ¥572

$80.1 ₩108.7K

-0.52%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$101 ¥724

$118 ₩159.5K

-14.09%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$905 ¥6,490

$954 ₩1.3M

-5.21%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$453 ¥3,246

$582 ₩789.9K

-22.28%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,898 ¥13.6K

$2,591 ₩3.5M

-26.73%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,066 ¥7,644

$1,328 ₩1.8M

-19.76%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$14.9K ¥106.6K

$22.8K ₩30.9M

-34.81%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,740 ¥48.3K

$12.4K ₩16.8M

-45.62%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,462 ¥10.5K

$3,227 ₩4.4M

-54.68%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.64

4.14

-12.08%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

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