Chengdu vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$251
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$54.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$601
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
94
46
😀 Quality of life
72
60
🏙️ Population
20.9M
1.47M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 6% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 7209th and 6924th ($660 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 16th 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 7th in Russia, while ranked 1933rd and 5229th 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
$2.91
$7.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$62.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$7.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
12.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$1941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$1299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$8.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$4718

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591

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Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$586
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$537
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$539
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$523
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$531
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$559
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$698
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$490
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$567
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$782
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$620
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$422
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$484
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$540
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$575
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$451
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$503
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$463
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$630
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$654
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$533
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$480
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$509
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$589
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$513
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$484
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$541
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$406
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$530
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$522
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$612
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$562
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$376
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628