Chengdu vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1735
$1325
🏠 One person rent
$281
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$485
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.2
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1050
$705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
89
58
😀 Quality of life
75
68
🏙️ Population
20.9M
10.6M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 35% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 7467th and 8757th ($666 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th and 518th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chengdu compared to 1.4 months in Shijiazhuang. Ranked 5th vs 38th best cities to live in China, and 1710th vs 4718th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Shijiazhuang

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Chengdu Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$1.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$367
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.5
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3917
$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.92
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.26
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13059
$5006

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$625
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$617
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$600
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$584
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$621
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$612
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$588
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$611
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$629
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$566
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$628
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$540
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$595
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$598
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$576
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$581
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$595
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$679
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$607
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$612
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$572
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$564
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$599
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$600
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$608
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$606
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$581
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$601
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$627
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$612
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$615
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$596
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$603
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$687
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$566
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$591
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$594
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$578
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$580

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$519
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$524
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$521
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$525
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$558
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$528
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$550
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$512
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$562
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$568
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$508
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$466
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$468
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$542
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$562
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$540
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$572
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$545
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$567
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$492
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$518
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$555
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$645
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$646
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$523
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$734
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$621
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$505
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$540
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$531
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$610
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$666
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$584
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$659
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$630
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$770
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716