Chengdu vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$623
$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1664
$1355
🏠 One person rent
$240
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$602
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
94
71
😀 Quality of life
72
61
🏙️ Population
20.9M
10.6M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 30% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 7421st and 8748th ($623 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 525th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Ranked 9th vs 39th best cities to live in China, and 1890th vs 5094th 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
$2.78
$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.5
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.7
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.34%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3812
$2300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2020
$1619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.02
$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$305
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11550
$4785

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$581
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$572
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$554
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$540
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$580
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$570
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$549
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$572
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$590
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$529
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$592
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$527
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$554
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$573
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$546
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$540
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$532
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$579
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$652
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$584
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$593
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$526
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$530
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$590
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$613
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$584
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$599
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$553
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$634
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$610
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$591
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$608
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$580
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$601
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$696
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$540
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$584
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$585
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$554
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$574

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$524
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$533
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$544
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$564
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$584
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$550
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$553
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$581
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$600
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$590
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$642
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$472
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$590
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$592
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$587
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$586
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$610
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$555
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$574
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$638
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$478
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$550
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$618
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$644
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$649
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$492
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$729
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$679
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$578
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$522
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$577
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$588
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$624
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$638
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$726
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$655
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$703
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716