Chengdu vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$688
$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1806
$1256
🏠 One person rent
$297
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$512
$336
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$45.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1237
$493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
89
61
😀 Quality of life
76
63
🏙️ Population
20.9M
1.42M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 37% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 7360th and 8662nd ($688 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 23rd in China and Ukraine, respectively. Check China vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chengdu compared to 1 months in Kharkiv. Chengdu ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Kharkiv ranked 4th in Ukraine, while ranked 1238th and 5430th 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
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$707
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.8
$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
17.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3816
$1073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1941
$594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$9.81
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.82
$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.58
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$4.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.33
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$1.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.9
$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.96
$4.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.4
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.8
$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$325
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14789
$2841

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$641
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$635
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$615
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$600
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$640
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$629
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$600
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$631
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$647
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$579
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$643
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$549
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$612
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$614
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$587
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$598
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$563
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$608
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$701
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$625
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$629
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$588
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$575
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$615
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$618
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$625
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$616
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$595
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$631
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$640
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$630
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$629
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$605
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$618
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$697
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$577
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$602
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$594

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$746
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$475
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$518
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$618
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$539
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$611
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$685
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$749
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$642
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$628
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$490
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$621
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$525
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$534
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$471
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$790
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$766
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$448
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$730
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$518
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$554
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$757
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$635
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$732
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$479
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$779
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$891
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$855
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$853
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$589
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$529
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$409
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$694
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$974
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$691
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$798
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$591