Chengdu vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$635
$962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1647
$2318
🏠 One person rent
$252
$492
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$852
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$322
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.6
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$917
$848
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
94
46
😀 Quality of life
75
64
🏙️ Population
20.9M
1.47M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 34% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 7530th and 5881st ($635 vs $962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 6th in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Yekaterinburg ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 1800th and 5334th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Yekaterinburg

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Chengdu Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$48.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$990
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.2
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$9.66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
17.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3973
$2565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2045
$1410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.7
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.61
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.11
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.6
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11647
$7319

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$828
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$843
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$754
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$829
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$763
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$714
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$909
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$675
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$802
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$681
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$635
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$698
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$725
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$755
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$681
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$709
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$520
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$563
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$695
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$536
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$685
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$868
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$519
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$620
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$693
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$796
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$686
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$641
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$772
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$786
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$548
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$692
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$767
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$729
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$658
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$719
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$617