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Urmia vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Urmia is 10.4% cheaper than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 62.4% more in Urmia
Groceries: pay 45.0% less in Urmia
Transportation: pay 60.6% more in Urmia
Housing: pay 54.1% less in Urmia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.5% less in Urmia
Clothing: pay 37.7% less in Urmia

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

Urmia vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.4% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Urmia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$3.75 IRR157,922	-10.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.69	$2.50 IRR105,281	-49.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$1.25 IRR52,525	+160.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.77 IRR32,229	+149.3%
Average			+62.4%

Beijing vs. Urmia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.0% less for groceries

	Beijing	Urmia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$0.69 IRR29,207	-59.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.80	$2.50 IRR105,281	-66.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.96	$2.27 IRR95,648	-65.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.56	$1.44 IRR60,642	-18.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$1.13 IRR47,755	-25.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$0.41 IRR17,192	-58.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.66 IRR27,698	-14.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$0.34 IRR14,326	-57.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$0.29 IRR12,416	-51.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.23 IRR9,551	-34.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$0.24 IRR10,029	-42.3%
Average			-45.0%

Beijing vs. Urmia - Cost of groceries

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pay 60.6% more for transportation

	Beijing	Urmia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.77	??
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.02	$11.00 IRR463,238	-65.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	$72,368.00 IRR3,047,597,400	+297.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.71	$2.30 IRR96,859	-50.3%
Average			+60.6%

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pay 54.1% less for housing

	Beijing	Urmia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.43	$15.00 IRR631,688	+16.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	$173.33 IRR7,299,500	-81.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	$130.00 IRR5,474,625	-74.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.61	$9.18 IRR386,444	-76.6%
Average			-54.1%

Beijing vs. Urmia - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Beijing	Urmia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	??

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pay 48.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Urmia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.93	$1.30 IRR54,746	+15.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.52	$1.07 IRR44,920	-63.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$1.15 IRR48,429	-72.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.91	$22.41 IRR943,678	-61.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.47	$3.27 IRR137,748	-61.1%
Average			-48.5%

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pay 37.7% less for clothing

	Beijing	Urmia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.46	$71.53 IRR3,012,386	+14.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.16	$15.00 IRR631,688	-58.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥577.91	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.11	$32.50 IRR1,368,656	-69.2%
Average			-37.7%

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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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