Cost of Living & Income: Beijing vs Yerevan

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Beijing and Yerevan 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

MetricBeijingYerevanBeijing vs Yerevan
💰 Average monthly net salary¥10,657¥4,529Beijing earns 2.4× the salary in Yerevan

Daily expenses

MetricBeijingYerevanBeijing vs Yerevan
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥30¥72Yerevan costs 2.41× the price in Beijing
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥200¥304Yerevan costs 1.52× the price in Beijing
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥35¥60Yerevan costs 1.71× the price in Beijing
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥387.9¥832.9Yerevan costs 2.15× the price in Beijing
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥98.2¥150.4Yerevan costs 1.53× the price in Beijing
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥64.9¥59.3Beijing costs 1.09× the price in Yerevan
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥263.0¥443.7Yerevan costs 1.69× the price in Beijing
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥50.0¥55.3Yerevan costs 1.11× the price in Beijing
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥8.5¥10.1Yerevan costs 1.18× the price in Beijing

Supermarket prices

MetricBeijingYerevanBeijing vs Yerevan
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥74.5¥89.9Yerevan costs 1.21× the price in Beijing
🥚 Eggs (12)¥13.9¥18.2Yerevan costs 1.31× the price in Beijing
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥12.5¥10.8Beijing costs 1.16× the price in Yerevan
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥11.8¥6.8Beijing costs 1.74× the price in Yerevan
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥14.0¥9.0Beijing costs 1.57× the price in Yerevan
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥5.3¥4.6Beijing costs 1.15× the price in Yerevan
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥10.9¥17.0Yerevan costs 1.56× the price in Beijing
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥6.7¥9.8Yerevan costs 1.45× the price in Beijing
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥100.0¥64.6Beijing costs 1.55× the price in Yerevan

Rent & property prices

MetricBeijingYerevanBeijing vs Yerevan
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥6,538¥5,659Beijing costs 1.16× the price in Yerevan
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,506¥3,882Yerevan costs 1.11× the price in Beijing
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥16,500¥9,065Beijing costs 1.82× the price in Yerevan
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥7,584¥5,871Beijing costs 1.29× the price in Yerevan
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥83,613¥20,825Beijing costs 4.02× the price in Yerevan
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥42,337¥10,764Beijing costs 3.93× the price in Yerevan