Chengdu vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chengdu	Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$2172
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1647	$5195
🏠 One person rent	$252	$1127
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$1961
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$611
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.6	$270
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$3668
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	84
😀 Quality of life	75	95
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.91M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 71% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 7530th and 1536th ($635 vs $2172) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 5th 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 5th best city to live in China vs Hamburg City ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 1800th and 41st 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	$2.87	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$92.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$5.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$4.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$2245
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$1554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.2	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$39.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3973	$9266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$4.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.61	$31.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$4.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$63.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$251	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11647	$27074

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$571
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$557
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$591
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$563
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$580
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$544
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$528
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$551
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$552
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$536
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$565
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$645
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$573
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$575
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$541
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$538
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$570
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$562
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$587
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$542
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$601
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$583
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$593
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$579
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$663
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$538
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$569
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$567
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$551
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$560

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1624
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1605
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1602
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1649
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1559
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1611
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1558
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1635
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1588
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1610
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1555
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1666
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1537
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1566
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1743
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1601
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1572
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1585
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1640
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1589
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1527
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1678
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1488
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1589
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1579
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1527
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1543
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1796
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1326
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1785
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1515
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1536
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1564
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1421
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1591
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1623
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1429