Chengdu vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$2007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$4961
🏠 One person rent	$240	$1066
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$2044
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$3346
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	84
😀 Quality of life	72	94
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.91M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 69% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 7421st and 1818th ($623 vs $2007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 3rd in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Hamburg City ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 1890th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Hamburg City

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	Chengdu	Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$83.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$5.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$1071
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$755
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$2236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1550
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$318
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$8190
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$5824
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$52.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$8.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$58.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$233
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$24460

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1514
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1501
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1489
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1482
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1515
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1437
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1485
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1425
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1514
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1473
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1484
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1428
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1530
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1397
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1459
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1599
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1456
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1456
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1469
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1488
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1482
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1382
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1452
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1432
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1432
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1450
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1382
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1451
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1626
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1231
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1556
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1358
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1458
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1442
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1307
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1451
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1451
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1321