Chengdu vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

Chengdu Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$759
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$305
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$519
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$97
$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$505
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
65
😀 Quality of life
73
64
🏙️ Population
20.9M
2.96M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 8% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 6348th and 6634th ($759 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 1st in China and Ukraine, respectively. Check China vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Chengdu compared to 0.7 months in Kyiv. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 1510th and 4575th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Kyiv

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Chengdu Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.81
$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.8
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$4.25
$1.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$260
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$867
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$486
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$59.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$90.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$4.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3970
$2007
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2247
$1087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.3
$9.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.12
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$4.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.36
$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$2.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$3.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20843
$5721

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$669
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$673
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$664
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$659
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$679
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$669
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$723
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$666
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$713
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$661
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$704
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$565
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$720
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$688
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$676
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$656
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$671
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$720
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$786
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$684
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$667
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$657
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$669
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$726
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$735
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$722
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$707
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$654
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$685
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$719
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$693
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$709
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$676
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$743
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$720
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$666
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$765
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$657
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$710
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$700

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$390
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$431
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$372
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$372
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$523
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$478
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$395
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$389
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$384
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$451
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$411
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$411
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$367
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$473
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$370
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$405
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$519
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$452
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$436
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$415
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$451
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$390
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$488
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$559
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$640
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$389
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$364
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$513
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$468
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$458
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$452
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$669
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$452
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$504
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$656
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$523
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$414
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$739
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$592
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$484