Chengdu vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$676
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$1762
🏠 One person rent
$242
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$440
$708
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$52.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$883
$605
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
94
46
😀 Quality of life
73
60
🏙️ Population
20.9M
1.47M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 5% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 7269th and 6984th ($643 vs $676) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 11th 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 7th best city to live in China vs Yekaterinburg ranked 3rd in Russia, while ranked 1633rd and 5379th 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
$2.81
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$0.77
 Cappuccino
$3.62
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$599
$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$56.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.9
$86.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$6.47
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
13.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$1840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2044
$1299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.52
$3.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$5.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.13
$3.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$3.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$67.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18347
$4747

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587

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Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$559
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$531
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$497
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$467
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$487
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$537
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$636
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$488
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$547
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$437
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$734
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$567
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$427
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$468
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$516
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$605
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$448
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$494
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$456
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$660
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$646
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$559
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$493
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$545
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$623
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$500
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$493
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$517
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$402
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$526
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$518
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$614
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$814
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$562
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$414
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$632