cost
Cost of Living Index
Datong107.2 / 0
Beijing91.5 / 100
Comparison
Side-by-side data for relocation, travel, hiring, and investment decisions. Values are shown with source-backed metric definitions so trade-offs are easy to compare.
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Winner
Datong wins on 12 of 22 metrics compared to Beijing.
Top trade-offs
Datong leads rent, salary, and jobs; Beijing leads cost, safety, and housing.
cost
Datong
107.2
city
Beijing
91.5
city
safety
Datong
54.7
city
Beijing
60.7
city
housing
Datong
$2,159
city
Beijing
$3,003
city
housing
Datong
8.4x
city
Beijing
8.1x
city
jobs
Datong
$4,248/mo
city
Beijing
$2,921/mo
city
jobs
Datong
4.3%
city
Beijing
8.2%
city
health
Datong
56.2
city
Beijing
65.1
city
health
Datong
81.0 years
city
Beijing
78.3 years
city
environment
Datong
26.0 ug/m3
city
Beijing
28.7 ug/m3
city
environment
Datong
65.2
city
Beijing
77.4
city
infrastructure
Datong
185 Mbps
city
Beijing
140 Mbps
city
demographics
Datong
-0.4%
city
Beijing
-0.3%
city
education
Datong
61.3
city
Beijing
58.8
city
transport
Datong
71.2
city
Beijing
68.2
city
safety
Datong
22.9 per 100k
city
Beijing
25.2 per 100k
city
safety
Datong
7.0 per 100k
city
Beijing
34.9 per 100k
city
health
Datong
14.3%
city
Beijing
24.4%
city
quality
Datong
5.9
city
Beijing
7.3
city
housing
Datong
$8,968/sqm
city
Beijing
$3,513/sqm
city
religion
Datong
79.2%
city
Beijing
52.5%
city
religion
Datong
63.7%
city
Beijing
66.0%
city
religion
Datong
52.5%
city
Beijing
58.2%
city