Chengdu vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$242
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$440
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$883
$4054
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
94
100
😀 Quality of life
73
89
🏙️ Population
20.9M
7.41M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 75% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 7269th and 503rd ($643 vs $2614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 1st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Ranked 7th vs 1st best cities to live in China, and 1633rd vs 168th 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
$2.81
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$6.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.62
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$599
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.9
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2044
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.52
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.13
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18347
$20363

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611