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Chengdu vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Chengdu is 13.8% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 33.6% less in Chengdu
Groceries: pay 31.7% more in Chengdu
Transportation: pay 30.5% more in Chengdu
Housing: pay 10.3% less in Chengdu
Childcare: pay 51.0% more in Chengdu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.9% more in Chengdu
Clothing: pay 13.4% less in Chengdu

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Chengdu are more expensive than in Kiev. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, and housing are lower in Chengdu.

Chengdu vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chengdu instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 33.6% less for restaurants

	Kiev	Chengdu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.22 UAH306.84	$2.78 CN¥20.41	-61.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH255.70	$4.87 CN¥35.71	-19.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 UAH26.35	$0.45 CN¥3.27	-28.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 UAH17.15	$0.30 CN¥2.20	-25.6%
Average			-33.6%

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pay 31.7% more for groceries

	Kiev	Chengdu
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 UAH32.17	$1.53 CN¥11.22	+102.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 UAH184.31	$6.09 CN¥44.64	+40.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.03 UAH171.02	$6.77 CN¥49.61	+68.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 UAH66.63	$1.82 CN¥13.35	+16.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.92 UAH81.70	$1.85 CN¥13.59	-3.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.34 UAH14.33	$0.89 CN¥6.55	+165.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 UAH29.83	$0.56 CN¥4.12	-19.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.39	$0.77 CN¥5.67	+8.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 UAH38.47	$0.45 CN¥3.32	-50.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 UAH12.26	$0.31 CN¥2.27	+7.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 UAH13.13	$0.36 CN¥2.62	+15.6%
Average			+31.7%

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pay 30.5% more for transportation

	Kiev	Chengdu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 UAH218.53	$4.44 CN¥32.54	-13.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.39 UAH398.90	$27.83 CN¥204.07	+196.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,545.46 UAH1,297,439.59	$18,784.96 CN¥137,744.48	-38.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.48 UAH190.24	$3.48 CN¥25.51	-22.3%
Average			+30.5%

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pay 10.3% less for housing

	Kiev	Chengdu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.76 UAH244.54	$11.82 CN¥86.67	+105.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$582.58 UAH24,745.38	$316.25 CN¥2,318.93	-45.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$351.09 UAH14,912.62	$175.33 CN¥1,285.62	-50.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.50 UAH3,164.30	$36.71 CN¥269.19	-50.7%
Average			-10.3%

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pay 51.0% more for childcare

	Kiev	Chengdu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.81 UAH15,877.97	$379.82 CN¥2,785.12	+1.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,372.61 UAH313,156.61	$14,784.46 CN¥108,410.01	+100.5%
Average			+51.0%

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pay 40.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Chengdu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 UAH51.14	$1.11 CN¥8.16	-7.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.45 UAH61.73	$3.16 CN¥23.19	+117.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 UAH101.26	$3.48 CN¥25.51	+45.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.96 UAH1,102.80	$34.49 CN¥252.92	+32.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.82 UAH204.56	$5.57 CN¥40.81	+15.6%
Average			+40.9%

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pay 13.4% less for clothing

	Kiev	Chengdu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.82 UAH2,838.12	$45.91 CN¥336.62	-31.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.62 UAH1,598.10	$44.98 CN¥329.82	+19.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.04 UAH3,867.02	$78.99 CN¥579.23	-13.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.26 UAH3,833.79	$64.36 CN¥471.90	-28.7%
Average			-13.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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