Chengdu vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1735
$1275
🏠 One person rent
$281
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$485
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.2
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1050
$459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
89
61
😀 Quality of life
75
63
🏙️ Population
20.9M
1.42M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 33% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 7467th and 8722nd ($666 vs $499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th and 24th in China and Ukraine, respectively. Check China vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chengdu compared to 0.9 months in Kharkiv. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Kharkiv ranked 4th in Ukraine, while ranked 1710th and 5605th 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
$2.83
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$367
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.5
$80.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3917
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$8.47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.92
$4.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.26
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$7.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13059
$2953

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$757
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$490
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$516
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$630
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$505
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$567
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$682
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$748
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$644
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$637
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$465
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$639
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$528
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$549
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$485
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$761
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$724
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$476
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$696
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$529
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$557
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$705
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$597
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$686
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$500
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$697
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$893
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$759
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$882
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$545
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$534
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$414
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$680
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$905
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$637
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$759
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$562