Chengdu vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$1995
🏠 One person rent
$242
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$440
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$883
$520
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
94
70
😀 Quality of life
73
65
🏙️ Population
20.9M
2.95M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 15% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 7269th and 6536th ($643 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 1st in China and Ukraine, respectively. Check China vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 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 1633rd and 4566th 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
$7.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$3.62
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$599
$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$57.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.9
$89.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
19.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$2503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2044
$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.52
$4.19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.13
$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$5.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$18.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18347
$7179

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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
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528