Cost of living comparison

Beijing, China

compared to

Beersheba, Israel

Beersheba vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Beersheba is 2.1 times more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 4.4 times more in Beersheba
Groceries: pay 55.5% more in Beersheba
Transportation: pay 86.1% more in Beersheba
Housing: pay 55.5% more in Beersheba
Childcare: pay 3.6% more in Beersheba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Beersheba
Clothing: pay 40.2% more in Beersheba

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, housing, and clothing in Beersheba are more expensive than in Beijing. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Beersheba.

Beersheba vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.4 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Beersheba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥30.32	$16.00 ₪59.11	+283.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.43	$13.33 ₪49.26	+139.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.60	$2.74 ₪10.13	+452.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.25	$1.80 ₪6.65	+482.2%
Average			+339.5%

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pay 55.5% more for groceries

	Beijing	Beersheba
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.42	$2.81 ₪10.38	+95.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥53.08	$7.37 ₪27.22	+0.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥52.08	$6.86 ₪25.35	-4.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.63	$3.76 ₪13.88	+116.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥11.12	$4.48 ₪16.53	+192.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.66	$1.37 ₪5.06	+49.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.17	$0.83 ₪3.05	+16.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.44	$0.83 ₪3.05	-6.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.23	$0.86 ₪3.19	+48.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.68	$0.63 ₪2.31	+70.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.42	$0.63 ₪2.31	+33.0%
Average			+55.5%

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pay 86.1% more for transportation

	Beijing	Beersheba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.67	$7.20 ₪26.60	+65.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥242.57	$26.52 ₪97.98	-20.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥151,607.16	$38,663.37 ₪142,850.63	+85.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥33.35	$14.45 ₪53.41	+214.8%
Average			+86.1%

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pay 55.5% more for housing

	Beijing	Beersheba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥96.49	$24.66 ₪91.13	+85.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,754.26	$539.95 ₪1,994.95	-41.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,576.90	$466.63 ₪1,724.06	-5.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥305.36	$119.18 ₪440.34	+183.5%
Average			+55.5%

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pay 3.6% more for childcare

	Beijing	Beersheba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,545.72	$791.04 ₪2,922.69	+3.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥166,430.97	??
Average			+3.6%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Beersheba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.09	$7.73 ₪28.57	+594.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥26.17	$3.40 ₪12.56	-5.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.27	$10.13 ₪37.44	+191.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥475.45	$67.99 ₪251.22	+3.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥60.64	$11.20 ₪41.38	+34.1%
Average			+163.7%

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pay 40.2% more for clothing

	Beijing	Beersheba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥455.10	$80.76 ₪298.37	+28.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥251.95	$59.99 ₪221.66	+73.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥606.17	$107.55 ₪397.35	+28.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥781.83	$139.99 ₪517.22	+30.1%
Average			+40.2%

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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 2025

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