Chengdu vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$4628
🏠 One person rent
$242
$1010
🏘️ Family rent
$440
$1803
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$532
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$227
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$883
$3251
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
84
😀 Quality of life
73
94
🏙️ Population
20.9M
1.85M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 66% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 7269th and 2013th ($643 vs $1909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 6th 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 7th best city to live in China vs Hamburg City ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 1633rd and 43rd 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
$2.81
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$4.95
 Cappuccino
$3.62
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$3.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$1011
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$599
$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$1414
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.9
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$8838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2044
$5532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.52
$26.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$6.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.13
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$89.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18347
$28533

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1501
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1484
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1467
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1467
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1509
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1506
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1464
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1527
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1504
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1453
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1457
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1495
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1528
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1550
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1422
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1593
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1395
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1547
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1486
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1487
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1504
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1488
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1496
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1329
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1476
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1381
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1464
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1460
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1494
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1415
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1519
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1716
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1502
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1426
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1366
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1338
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1442
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1432
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1274