Chengdu vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$635
$2718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1647
$6205
🏠 One person rent
$252
$1790
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$3191
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.6
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$917
$1245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
94
100
😀 Quality of life
75
83
🏙️ Population
20.9M
7.41M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 77% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 7530th and 532nd ($635 vs $2718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 1st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Ranked 5th vs 1st best cities to live in China, and 1800th vs 548th 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
$2.87
$8.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$7.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$2068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$1498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$3648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$2751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.2
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3973
$26310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2045
$16253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.7
$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.61
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$25.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.11
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.6
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$1018
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11647
$22102

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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 Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$878
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$662
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1746
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$518
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$662
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$829
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$758
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$941
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$589
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$827
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$766
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$777
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$794
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$816
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$892
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$579
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$454
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$669
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$765
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$773
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$780
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$766
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$897
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$750
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$726
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$697
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$681
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$707
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$677
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$693
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$901
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$546
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598