Chengdu vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1735
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$281
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$485
$974
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.2
$54.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1050
$939
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
89
48
😀 Quality of life
75
63
🏙️ Population
20.9M
1.47M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 37% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 7467th and 5278th ($666 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th and 5th in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 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 1710th and 5513th 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
$2.83
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$367
$756
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$84.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.5
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
19.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3917
$2644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$1615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$4.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.92
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.26
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$5.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13059
$7937

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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 Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$729
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$760
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$767
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$969
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$701
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$853
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$690
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$700
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$743
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$793
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$761
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$564
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$589
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$757
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$595
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$747
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$929
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$579
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$664
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$838
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$740
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$791
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$834
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$604
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$746
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$813
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$677
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$773
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688