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Hamadan vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Hamadan is 33.5% cheaper than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 46.1% more in Hamadan
Groceries: pay 46.5% less in Hamadan
Transportation: pay 17.8% more in Hamadan
Housing: pay 68.5% less in Hamadan
Childcare: pay 94.6% less in Hamadan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.1% less in Hamadan
Clothing: pay 26.8% less in Hamadan

The cost of restaurants and transportation in Hamadan are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Hamadan.

Hamadan vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hamadan instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 46.1% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Hamadan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$3.80 IRR160,028	-9.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.69	$3.44 IRR144,915	-29.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$0.47 IRR19,798	-2.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$1.00 IRR42,112	+225.8%
Average			+46.1%

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pay 46.5% less for groceries

	Beijing	Hamadan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$0.54 IRR22,591	-68.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.80	$1.89 IRR79,438	-74.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.96	$2.35 IRR99,064	-64.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.56	$0.98 IRR41,451	-44.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$1.39 IRR58,337	-9.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$0.41 IRR17,234	-58.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.68 IRR28,724	-11.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$0.38 IRR16,023	-52.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$0.29 IRR12,056	-52.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.24 IRR10,249	-30.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$0.23 IRR9,695	-44.2%
Average			-46.5%

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pay 17.8% more for transportation

	Beijing	Hamadan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.77	$1.14 IRR47,824	-73.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.02	$3.00 IRR126,338	-90.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	$68,000.00 IRR2,863,650,000	+273.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.71	$2.85 IRR120,021	-38.4%
Average			+17.8%

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pay 68.5% less for housing

	Beijing	Hamadan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.43	$5.76 IRR242,422	-55.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	$201.19 IRR8,472,789	-78.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	$146.54 IRR6,171,146	-70.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.61	$12.05 IRR507,532	-69.3%
Average			-68.5%

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pay 94.6% less for childcare

	Beijing	Hamadan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	$68.71 IRR2,893,474	-90.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	$250.00 IRR10,528,125	-98.9%
Average			-94.6%

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pay 62.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Hamadan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.93	$0.65 IRR27,373	-42.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.52	$1.23 IRR51,918	-57.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$1.50 IRR63,169	-64.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.91	$20.60 IRR867,465	-64.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.47	$1.50 IRR63,169	-82.2%
Average			-62.1%

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pay 26.8% less for clothing

	Beijing	Hamadan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.46	$25.24 IRR1,062,731	-59.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.16	$30.76 IRR1,295,282	-15.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥577.91	$82.79 IRR3,486,546	+1.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.11	$69.84 IRR2,940,937	-33.8%
Average			-26.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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