Cost of living comparison

Beijing, China

compared to

Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine

Zaporizhzhya vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Zaporizhzhya is 30.7% cheaper than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 19.2% more in Zaporizhzhya
Groceries: pay 28.0% less in Zaporizhzhya
Transportation: pay 16.6% less in Zaporizhzhya
Housing: pay 50.8% less in Zaporizhzhya
Childcare: pay 76.2% less in Zaporizhzhya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.9% less in Zaporizhzhya
Clothing: pay 5.3% less in Zaporizhzhya

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Zaporizhzhya.

Zaporizhzhya vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.2% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Zaporizhzhya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥30.01	$5.90 UAH244.33	+41.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.02	$4.82 UAH199.45	-13.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.57	$0.60 UAH24.93	+21.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.22	$0.39 UAH16.33	+27.6%
Average			+19.2%

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pay 28.0% less for groceries

	Beijing	Zaporizhzhya
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.31	$0.55 UAH22.63	-61.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥52.53	$3.41 UAH141.28	-53.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥51.55	$3.50 UAH144.96	-51.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.50	$1.70 UAH70.23	-2.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥11.01	$1.64 UAH67.85	+7.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.59	$0.30 UAH12.58	-66.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.11	$0.67 UAH27.77	-5.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.38	$0.67 UAH27.59	-24.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.19	$0.80 UAH33.30	+38.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.65	$0.20 UAH8.41	-44.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.39	$0.27 UAH11.38	-41.7%
Average			-28.0%

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pay 16.6% less for transportation

	Beijing	Zaporizhzhya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.35	$4.95 UAH205.10	+13.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥240.10	$7.22 UAH299.18	-78.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥150,060.53	$27,210.38 UAH1,126,895.05	+30.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥33.01	$3.13 UAH129.64	-31.8%
Average			-16.6%

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pay 50.8% less for housing

	Beijing	Zaporizhzhya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥95.50	$5.33 UAH220.89	-59.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,685.36	$168.56 UAH6,980.77	-81.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,540.41	$108.36 UAH4,487.64	-78.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥302.25	$49.03 UAH2,030.43	+16.6%
Average			-50.8%

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pay 76.2% less for childcare

	Beijing	Zaporizhzhya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,489.14	$280.93 UAH11,634.61	-63.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥164,733.11	$2,480.24 UAH102,716.98	-89.2%
Average			-76.2%

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pay 56.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Zaporizhzhya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.00	$1.02 UAH42.38	-8.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥25.90	$0.29 UAH11.97	-92.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.01	$2.05 UAH84.77	-41.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥470.60	$14.45 UAH598.35	-77.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥60.02	$2.89 UAH119.67	-65.4%
Average			-56.9%

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pay 5.3% less for clothing

	Beijing	Zaporizhzhya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥450.45	$60.68 UAH2,513.08	-3.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥249.38	$38.53 UAH1,595.60	+11.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥599.99	$90.30 UAH3,739.70	+8.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥773.85	$67.42 UAH2,792.31	-37.4%
Average			-5.3%

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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: June 2025

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