Chengdu vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$2753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$6771
🏠 One person rent
$251
$1851
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$3862
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$4007
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
94
100
😀 Quality of life
72
88
🏙️ Population
20.9M
7.41M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 76% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 7209th and 379th ($660 vs $2753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 1st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.5 months in Hong Kong. Ranked 7th vs 1st best cities to live in China, and 1933rd vs 205th 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
$2.91
$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$7.51
 Cappuccino
$3.65
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$1530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$4948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$3273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$29105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$18561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$14.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$3.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$25.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$95
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$1053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$22381

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623