Chengdu vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$2674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1735
$6072
🏠 One person rent
$281
$1749
🏘️ Family rent
$485
$3066
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.2
$234
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1050
$1241
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
89
100
😀 Quality of life
75
82
🏙️ Population
20.9M
7.41M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 75% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 7467th and 621st ($666 vs $2674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th and 1st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chengdu compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Ranked 5th vs 1st best cities to live in China, and 1710th vs 632nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Hong Kong

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Chengdu Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$6.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$2025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$1485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$3592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$367
$2650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.5
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3917
$25175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$16126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$24.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.92
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.26
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$77.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$1026
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13059
$22890

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$625
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$617
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$600
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$584
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$621
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$612
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$588
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$611
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$629
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$566
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$628
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$540
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$595
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$598
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$576
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$581
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$595
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$679
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$607
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$612
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$572
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$564
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$599
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$600
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$608
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$606
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$581
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$601
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$627
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$612
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$615
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$596
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$603
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$687
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$566
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$591
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$594
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$578
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$580

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$674
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1718
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$534
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$666
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$621
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$848
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$782
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$943
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$844
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$765
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$832
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$896
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$589
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$807
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$465
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$673
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$816
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$760
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$789
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$790
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$769
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$814
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$730
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$738
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$698
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$696
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$723
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$694
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$699
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$903
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$608