Cost of Living Comparison Between Chengdu and Shaoxing Cost of Living Comparison Between Chengdu and Shaoxing

🙂 Solo nomad: Chengdu is 6.7% cheaper than Shaoxing without rent, and 1% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Chengdu is 11.8% cheaper than Shaoxing without rent, and 3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.85 ¥20.17

$2.77 ¥19.59

2.89%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.29 ¥165

$20.71 ¥146

12.46%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.99 ¥35.32

$4.11 ¥29.03

21.41%

Cappuccino

$2.83 ¥20.02

$2.84 ¥20.09

-0.35%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.47 ¥3.32

$0.42 ¥2.96

11.90%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.3 ¥2.15

$0.26 ¥1.84

15.38%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.09 ¥7.73

$0.71 ¥5.03

53.52%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.14 ¥15.13

$1.69 ¥11.95

26.63%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.75 ¥12.35

$2.27 ¥16.05

-22.91%

White Bread (500g)

$1.4 ¥9.92

$2.07 ¥14.63

-32.37%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.85 ¥6.04

$0.76 ¥5.36

11.84%

Eggs

$1.91 ¥13.5

$1.49 ¥10.52

28.19%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.84 ¥97.8

$7.65 ¥54.1

80.92%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ¥25.88

$2.7 ¥19.12

35.56%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.41 ¥80.7

$9.22 ¥65.2

23.75%

Apples (1kg)

$1.91 ¥13.48

$1.84 ¥13.04

3.80%

Banana (1kg)

$1.18 ¥8.32

$1.37 ¥9.69

-13.87%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.52 ¥10.71

$1.58 ¥11.18

-3.80%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.08 ¥7.62

$1.2 ¥8.5

-10.00%

Potato (1kg)

$0.66 ¥4.65

$0.91 ¥6.45

-27.47%

Onion (1kg)

$0.72 ¥5.07

$0.91 ¥6.46

-20.88%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.59 ¥4.19

$0.83 ¥5.86

-28.92%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.57 ¥4.06

$0.57 ¥4

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.43 ¥24.27

$3.52 ¥24.89

-2.56%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.1 ¥50.2

$9.98 ¥70.6

-28.86%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.01 ¥7.14

$0.72 ¥5.11

40.28%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.85 ¥13.05

$1.5 ¥10.61

23.33%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.43 ¥3.07

$0.27 ¥1.88

59.26%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$27.67 ¥196

$16.94 ¥120

63.34%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.21 ¥8.58

$1.51 ¥10.66

-19.87%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.28 ¥1.99

$0.39 ¥2.73

-28.21%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.09 ¥28.93

$8.5 ¥60.1

-51.88%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.17 ¥8.28

$1.13 ¥7.98

3.54%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$19.1K ¥135K

$16.8K ¥118.5K

13.94%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$16.5K ¥116.4K

$14.8K ¥104.3K

11.59%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$43.6 ¥308

$43.11 ¥305

1.14%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$11.79 ¥83.4

$10.9 ¥77.1

8.17%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$11.76 ¥83.1

$10.96 ¥77.5

7.30%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.96 ¥169

$42.1 ¥298

-43.09%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$11.47 ¥81.1

$13.81 ¥97.7

-16.94%

Cinema Ticket

$5.48 ¥38.73

$5.68 ¥40.18

-3.52%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$332 ¥2,348

$403 ¥2,848

-17.56%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$12.2K ¥86.2K

$18.1K ¥128K

-32.65%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$36.57 ¥259

$42.21 ¥298

-13.36%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.31 ¥278

$30.47 ¥215

29.01%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$65.7 ¥465

$69.3 ¥490

-5.14%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$51.4 ¥364

$65.2 ¥461

-21.17%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$312 ¥2,205

$276 ¥1,951

13.00%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$180 ¥1,273

$190 ¥1,347

-5.45%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$626 ¥4,426

$593 ¥4,195

5.49%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$329 ¥2,325

$355 ¥2,507

-7.27%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,888 ¥27.5K

$6,940 ¥49.1K

-43.97%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,017 ¥14.3K

$3,844 ¥27.2K

-47.54%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,029 ¥7,274

$868 ¥6,137

18.53%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.21

3.87

8.79%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Chengdu: November 30, 2025

Last update for Shaoxing: November 29, 2025

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