Cost of living comparison

China

compared to

Ukraine

Zhytomyr vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Zhytomyr is 19.1% cheaper than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 43.6% more in Zhytomyr
Groceries: pay 16.5% less in Zhytomyr
Transportation: pay 10.2% more in Zhytomyr
Housing: pay 36.2% less in Zhytomyr
Childcare: pay 81.4% less in Zhytomyr
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.1% less in Zhytomyr
Clothing: pay 6.2% less in Zhytomyr

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

Zhytomyr vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.6% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Zhytomyr
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥28.95	$8.43 UAH368.19	+100.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥33.77	$6.02 UAH262.99	+22.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.30	$0.64 UAH28.05	+33.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.11	$0.36 UAH15.78	+17.6%
Average			+43.6%

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pay 16.5% less for groceries

	Beijing	Zhytomyr
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥11.75	$0.69 UAH30.33	-59.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥51.40	$4.69 UAH205.13	-37.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥45.71	$4.25 UAH185.57	-36.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.23	$1.72 UAH75.32	-3.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.54	$1.55 UAH67.76	+1.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.76	$0.37 UAH16.22	-62.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.30	$0.69 UAH29.97	-10.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.51	$0.71 UAH31.21	-10.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.14	$1.01 UAH44.18	+68.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.40	$0.37 UAH16.30	+7.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.84	$0.25 UAH11.07	-38.6%
Average			-16.5%

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pay 10.2% more for transportation

	Beijing	Zhytomyr
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥28.98	$5.21 UAH227.66	+23.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥217.11	$12.04 UAH525.99	-61.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥125K	$30,417.03 UAH1M	+66.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥31.84	$5.18 UAH226.17	+11.9%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 36.2% less for housing

	Beijing	Zhytomyr
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥89.00	$4.57 UAH199.87	-64.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,436.93	$282.87 UAH12,360.68	-69.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,471.67	$216.66 UAH9,467.75	-57.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥270.25	$57.53 UAH2,513.91	+46.5%
Average			-36.2%

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pay 81.4% less for childcare

	Beijing	Zhytomyr
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥4,891.98	$168.52 UAH7,363.81	-76.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥160K	$3,129.57 UAH137K	-86.5%
Average			-81.4%

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pay 47.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Zhytomyr
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.72	$0.72 UAH31.56	-35.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥19.97	$1.14 UAH49.79	-60.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥28.95	$2.89 UAH126.24	-31.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥398.07	$20.27 UAH885.85	-64.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥57.90	$4.81 UAH210.39	-42.8%
Average			-47.1%

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pay 6.2% less for clothing

	Beijing	Zhytomyr
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥428.79	$59.46 UAH2,598.37	-4.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥250.34	$32.10 UAH1,402.63	-11.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥562.60	$88.27 UAH3,857.23	+8.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥726.33	$88.27 UAH3,857.23	-16.4%
Average			-6.2%

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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: April 2026

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