China vs Ukraine - Cost of Living Comparison

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China Ukraine
🚶 Cost of living one person
$679
$564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1883
$1446
🏠 One person rent
$287
$253
🏘️ Family rent
$532
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.6
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$826
$380
💸 GDP per capita
$12720
$4534
😃 Human freedom index
5.15
6.72
❤️ Life expectancy
78.2
69.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
36
🌐 English speaking %
0.7%
18%
🎓 Higher education
91
66
😀 Quality of life
50
43
🏙️ Population
1.44B
41.2M

The average cost of living in China ($679) is 20% more expensive than in Ukraine ($564). China ranked 138th vs 162nd for Ukraine in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in China compared to 0.7 months in Ukraine. Ranked 83rd and 111th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in China vs Ukraine

We calculate prices for China and Ukraine as a population-weighted mean of 544 and 34 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

China Ukraine
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.65
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.05
 Cappuccino
$3.3
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$286
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$550
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$416
$349
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$72.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$5.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
17.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5178
$1302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.1
$4.45
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$7.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$3.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$4.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$3.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.55
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$3.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$11.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.51
$4.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.9
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$444
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16225
$4503

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In China

City Cost of living Population
Beijing
$1065
21.9M
Shanghai
$1190
24.9M
Hong Kong
$2614
7.41M
Shenzhen
$939
17.5M
Chongqing
$712
32.1M
Guangzhou
$742
18.7M
Chengdu
$643
20.9M
Tianjin
$688
13.9M
Xi'an
$632
13M
Suzhou
$1020
12.7M
Hangzhou
$831
11.9M
Baoding
$466
11.5M
Wuhan
$646
12.3M
Wuxi
$687
7.46M
Foshan
$575
9.5M
Nanjing
$740
9.31M
Bijie
$606
6.9M
Dongguan
$589
10.5M
Hefei
$707
9.37M
Ganzhou
$812
8.97M
Changchun
$612
9.07M
Nantong
$651
7.73M
Qingdao
$653
10.1M
Jieyang
$716
6.09M
Changsha
$533
10M
Yantai
$749
7.1M
Zhengzhou
$506
12.6M
Guiyang
$564
5.99M
Ningbo
$677
9.4M
Kunming
$609
8.46M

In Ukraine

City Cost of living Population
Kyiv
$760
2.95M
Kharkiv
$535
1.43M
Dnipro
$637
981K
Odesa
$557
1.01M
Lviv
$701
724K
Zaporizhia
$476
710K
Kryvyi Rih
$485
603K
Mykolaiv
$369
470K
Luhansk
$511
418K
Mariupol
$498
449K
Donetsk
$498
929K
Vinnytsia
$548
370K
Chernivtsi
$527
265K
Poltava
$504
283K
Kherson
$401
279K
Chernihiv
$443
287K
Zhytomyr
$495
264K
Cherkasy
$457
270K
Kamianske
$560
230K
Ternopil
$470
225K
Lutsk
$518
217K
Kremenchuk
$433
220K
Rivne
$476
245K
Sumy
$425
266K
Bila Tserkva
$451
209K
Kropyvnytskyi
$535
227K
Makiivka
$498
343K
Horlivka
$543
257K
Ivano-Frankivsk
$525
238K
Khmelnytskyi
$534
274K