Chengdu vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$242
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$440
$465
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$883
$386
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
60
😀 Quality of life
73
57
🏙️ Population
20.9M
1.43M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 20% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 7269th and 8242nd ($643 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 10th in China and Ukraine, respectively. Check China vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.7 months in Kharkiv. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Kharkiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 1633rd and 5715th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Kharkiv

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Chengdu Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.81
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.62
$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$599
$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.9
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$4.93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
17.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$1351
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2044
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.52
$4.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$5.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.13
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$1.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$3.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$9.03
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$2.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18347
$1310

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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
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$439
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$504
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$425
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$525
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$419
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$446
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$462
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$637
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$509
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$560
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$433
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$543
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$498
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$498
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$476
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$511
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$420
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$457
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$466
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$498
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$493
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$451
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$401
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$423
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$443
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$559
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$601
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$576
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$760
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$406
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$369
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$401
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$501
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$526
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$490
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$531
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$495