Chengdu vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$635
$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1647
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$252
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.6
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$917
$445
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
94
72
😀 Quality of life
75
68
🏙️ Population
20.9M
2.95M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 28% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 7530th and 6330th ($635 vs $879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th 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 0.5 months in Kyiv. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 1800th and 4632nd 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
$2.87
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.2
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
18.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3973
$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2045
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.7
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.61
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$8.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.11
$4.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.6
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11647
$7835

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$596
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$588
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$571
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$557
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$591
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$583
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$563
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$580
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$599
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$544
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$598
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$528
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$563
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$571
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$551
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$552
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$536
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$565
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$645
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$573
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$575
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$541
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$538
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$570
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$562
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$569
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$587
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$542
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$561
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$601
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$583
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$593
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$570
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$579
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$663
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$538
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$569
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$567
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$551
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$560

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$516
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$586
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$498
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$603
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$475
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$440
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$879
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$439
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$479
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$496
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$406
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$793
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$426
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$921
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$465
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$656
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$884
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$546
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$545
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$790
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$947
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$516
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$546
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$629
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$510
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$670
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$545
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$815
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1164
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$649
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$964
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$718
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$735
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$830
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$561