Cost of Living & Income: Beijing vs Pittsburgh

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Beijing and Pittsburgh are averages compiled from millions of user-contributed income and living-cost entries worldwide over the last 12 months (updated July 2026), converted to Chinese yuan (CNY, ¥). Green 🟢 marks a higher income or a lower price. Source: NUMBEO, which is widely cited by international media; the Seapoe team compiled, translated and processed the data.

Income comparison

MetricBeijingPittsburghBeijing vs Pittsburgh
💰 Average monthly net salary¥10,657¥29,241Pittsburgh earns 2.7× the salary in Beijing

Daily expenses

MetricBeijingPittsburghBeijing vs Pittsburgh
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥30¥135Pittsburgh costs 4.50× the price in Beijing
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥200¥409Pittsburgh costs 2.05× the price in Beijing
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥35¥68Pittsburgh costs 1.93× the price in Beijing
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥387.9¥1,708.1Pittsburgh costs 4.40× the price in Beijing
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥98.2¥472.5Pittsburgh costs 4.81× the price in Beijing
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥64.9¥361.6Pittsburgh costs 5.57× the price in Beijing
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥263.0¥300.4Pittsburgh costs 1.14× the price in Beijing
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥50.0¥84.4Pittsburgh costs 1.69× the price in Beijing
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥8.5¥6.8Beijing costs 1.25× the price in Pittsburgh

Supermarket prices

MetricBeijingPittsburghBeijing vs Pittsburgh
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥74.5¥119.0Pittsburgh costs 1.60× the price in Beijing
🥚 Eggs (12)¥13.9¥32.4Pittsburgh costs 2.32× the price in Beijing
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥12.5¥8.3Beijing costs 1.52× the price in Pittsburgh
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥11.8¥25.8Pittsburgh costs 2.18× the price in Beijing
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥14.0¥35.2Pittsburgh costs 2.51× the price in Beijing
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥5.3¥16.4Pittsburgh costs 3.09× the price in Beijing
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥10.9¥38.1Pittsburgh costs 3.50× the price in Beijing
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥6.7¥14.2Pittsburgh costs 2.11× the price in Beijing
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥100.0¥87.8Beijing costs 1.14× the price in Pittsburgh

Rent & property prices

MetricBeijingPittsburghBeijing vs Pittsburgh
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥6,538¥10,597Pittsburgh costs 1.62× the price in Beijing
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,506¥7,602Pittsburgh costs 2.17× the price in Beijing
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥16,500¥16,748Pittsburgh costs 1.02× the price in Beijing
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥7,584¥11,838Pittsburgh costs 1.56× the price in Beijing
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥83,613¥21,182Beijing costs 3.95× the price in Pittsburgh
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥42,337¥13,717Beijing costs 3.09× the price in Pittsburgh