Chengdu vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$1960
🏠 One person rent
$251
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$58
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$529
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
94
70
😀 Quality of life
72
64
🏙️ Population
20.9M
2.95M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 17% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 7209th and 6450th ($660 vs $795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st 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 1933rd and 4556th 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
$2.91
$7.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$92.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$5.57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
18.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$2412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$1325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$9.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$4.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$4.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$7166

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$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$422
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$529
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$432
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$545
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$469
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$421
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$909
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$418
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$473
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$449
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$437
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$956
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$437
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$860
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$457
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$576
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$806
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$487
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$467
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$679
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$876
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$375
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$491
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$450
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$503
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$537
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$515
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$780
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1131
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$457
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$873
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$451
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$516
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$717
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$748
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$563