Chengdu vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chengdu	Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1806	$5149
🏠 One person rent	$297	$1162
🏘️ Family rent	$512	$2021
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$281
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1237	$3748
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	89	84
😀 Quality of life	76	94
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.91M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 69% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 7360th and 1511th ($688 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 4th in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chengdu compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Chengdu ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Hamburg City ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 1238th and 38th 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	$2.83	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$5.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$390	$1230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$909
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$707	$2218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$1636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.8	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3816	$10429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1941	$5372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$4.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.6	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.82	$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$6.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.33	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.9	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.96	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.2	$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.4	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.8	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$325	$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14789	$19886

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$641
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$635
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$615
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$600
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$640
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$629
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$600
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$631
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$647
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$579
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$643
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$549
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$612
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$614
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$587
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$598
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$563
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$608
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$701
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$625
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$629
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$588
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$575
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$615
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$618
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$625
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$616
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$595
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$631
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$640
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$630
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$629
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$605
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$618
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$697
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$577
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$606
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$602
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$594

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1617
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1601
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1582
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1575
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1621
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1556
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1579
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1559
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1622
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1563
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1585
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1555
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1650
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1535
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1544
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1725
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1551
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1679
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1577
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1584
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1639
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1596
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1507
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1557
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1590
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1494
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1582
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1586
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1509
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1530
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1787
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1309
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1765
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1483
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1547
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1533
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1415
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1589
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1621
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1457