Cost of Living & Income: Beijing vs Vienna

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Beijing and Vienna 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

MetricBeijingViennaBeijing vs Vienna
💰 Average monthly net salary¥10,657¥22,843Vienna earns 2.1× the salary in Beijing

Daily expenses

MetricBeijingViennaBeijing vs Vienna
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥30¥132Vienna costs 4.41× the price in Beijing
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥200¥583Vienna costs 2.92× the price in Beijing
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥35¥93Vienna costs 2.67× the price in Beijing
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥387.9¥2,303.3Vienna costs 5.94× the price in Beijing
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥98.2¥233.9Vienna costs 2.38× the price in Beijing
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥64.9¥101.9Vienna costs 1.57× the price in Beijing
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥263.0¥277.2Vienna costs 1.05× the price in Beijing
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥50.0¥97.2Vienna costs 1.94× the price in Beijing
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥8.5¥13.3Vienna costs 1.56× the price in Beijing

Supermarket prices

MetricBeijingViennaBeijing vs Vienna
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥74.5¥163.0Vienna costs 2.19× the price in Beijing
🥚 Eggs (12)¥13.9¥33.3Vienna costs 2.39× the price in Beijing
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥12.5¥11.4Beijing costs 1.10× the price in Vienna
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥11.8¥18.0Vienna costs 1.52× the price in Beijing
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥14.0¥21.4Vienna costs 1.52× the price in Beijing
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥5.3¥13.2Vienna costs 2.48× the price in Beijing
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥10.9¥29.9Vienna costs 2.75× the price in Beijing
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥6.7¥10.1Vienna costs 1.50× the price in Beijing
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥100.0¥58.3Beijing costs 1.71× the price in Vienna

Rent & property prices

MetricBeijingViennaBeijing vs Vienna
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥6,538¥8,642Vienna costs 1.32× the price in Beijing
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,506¥6,364Vienna costs 1.82× the price in Beijing
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥16,500¥17,078Vienna costs 1.04× the price in Beijing
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥7,584¥10,748Vienna costs 1.42× the price in Beijing
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥83,613¥98,229Vienna costs 1.17× the price in Beijing
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥42,337¥41,022Beijing costs 1.03× the price in Vienna