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Beijing vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 51.1% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 23.3% less in Beijing
Groceries: pay 42.5% more in Beijing
Transportation: pay 52.8% more in Beijing
Housing: pay 46.8% more in Beijing
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 82.4% more in Beijing
Clothing: pay 0.8% less in Beijing

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

Beijing vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.3% less for restaurants

	Kiev	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.22 UAH302.10	$4.17 CN¥30.42	-42.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH251.75	$5.57 CN¥40.56	-7.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 UAH25.94	$0.50 CN¥3.61	-20.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 UAH16.89	$0.31 CN¥2.25	-23.4%
Average			-23.3%

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pay 42.5% more for groceries

	Kiev	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 UAH31.67	$1.43 CN¥10.45	+89.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 UAH181.46	$7.31 CN¥53.25	+68.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.03 UAH168.38	$7.17 CN¥52.25	+78.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 UAH65.60	$1.74 CN¥12.67	+10.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.92 UAH80.44	$1.53 CN¥11.16	-20.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.34 UAH14.10	$0.92 CN¥6.68	+172.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 UAH29.37	$0.71 CN¥5.18	+1.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH29.92	$0.89 CN¥6.46	+24.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 UAH37.87	$0.58 CN¥4.25	-35.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 UAH12.07	$0.37 CN¥2.68	+27.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 UAH12.93	$0.47 CN¥3.43	+52.4%
Average			+42.5%

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pay 52.8% more for transportation

	Kiev	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 UAH215.15	$4.36 CN¥31.78	-15.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.39 UAH392.73	$33.40 CN¥243.38	+255.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,545.46 UAH1,277,377.46	$20,872.18 CN¥152,110.18	-31.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.48 UAH187.30	$4.59 CN¥33.46	+2.5%
Average			+52.8%

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pay 46.8% more for housing

	Kiev	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.76 UAH240.76	$13.28 CN¥96.81	+130.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$582.58 UAH24,362.75	$929.88 CN¥6,776.67	+59.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$351.09 UAH14,682.03	$492.44 CN¥3,588.77	+40.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.50 UAH3,115.37	$42.04 CN¥306.38	-43.6%
Average			+46.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Kiev	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.81 UAH15,632.45	$763.49 CN¥5,564.12	+104.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,372.61 UAH308,314.31	$22,913.01 CN¥166,983.17	+210.8%
Average			+157.5%

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pay 82.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 UAH50.35	$1.11 CN¥8.11	-7.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.45 UAH60.78	$3.60 CN¥26.26	+147.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 UAH99.69	$3.48 CN¥25.35	+45.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.96 UAH1,085.74	$65.46 CN¥477.03	+152.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.82 UAH201.40	$8.35 CN¥60.84	+73.4%
Average			+82.4%

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pay 0.8% less for clothing

	Kiev	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.82 UAH2,794.23	$62.65 CN¥456.61	-6.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.62 UAH1,573.39	$34.69 CN¥252.79	-7.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.04 UAH3,807.23	$83.45 CN¥608.18	-8.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.26 UAH3,774.51	$107.64 CN¥784.42	+19.3%
Average			-0.8%

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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: April 2025

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