Relocation guide
Moving to Beijing with kids
Computed from 18 tracked schools — verified fees, live availability, no brochure numbers. All relocation guides →
In Beijing, a realistic annual budget is about $46,000 per child, with most fees clustering from roughly $44,000 at the lower quartile to just under $48,000 at the upper; for senior years, the median rises to about $52,000, with a spread of roughly $46,600 to $53,700. There is no inflation series here, so for a five-year posting you should treat those figures as today’s entry point rather than a forecast. The choice set is broad but not infinite: among 18 schools, families will mostly be choosing between IB options (11), with smaller pools of British (4), Chinese National (4), American (2) and Canadian (1). Admission pressure looks genuinely light: assessed as Low, with all 8 schools reporting open availability and none on waitlist.
Fee reality
$46,154
median annual day fee (USD) · middle half $44,171–$47,902 · 5 schools
Senior median: USD 51,909 (~$51,909)
Fee trajectory
Fee-history coverage still building for this market.
Curriculum mix
Admission pressure
Low
0 of 8 schools are waitlist-only or closed at popular entry points (0%)
Questions families ask
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