Cost of Living Comparison Between Sumy and Chengdu Cost of Living Comparison Between Sumy and Chengdu

🙂 Solo nomad: Sumy is 11.7% cheaper than Chengdu without rent, and 3.4% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sumy is 16.1% cheaper than Chengdu without rent, and 6.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.36 ₴320

$2.85 ¥19.92

158.25%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$14.32 ₴622

$23.68 ¥165

-39.53%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.22 ₴270

$4.78 ¥33.39

30.13%

Cappuccino

$1.01 ₴43.66

$2.86 ¥19.97

-64.69%

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

$0.63 ₴27.16

$0.43 ¥3.02

46.51%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.45 ₴19.67

$0.30 ¥2.11

50.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.88 ₴38.20

$1.14 ¥7.95

-22.81%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.11 ₴48.39

$2.15 ¥14.99

-48.37%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.06 ₴45.84

$1.76 ¥12.28

-39.77%

White Bread (500g)

$0.77 ₴33.56

$1.45 ¥10.15

-46.90%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.87 ₴81.4

$0.90 ¥6.29

107.78%

Eggs

$2.03 ₴88.0

$1.87 ¥13.08

8.56%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.61 ₴418

$13.71 ¥95.7

-29.91%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.36 ₴189

$3.65 ¥25.48

19.45%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.85 ₴341

$11.15 ¥77.8

-29.60%

Apples (1kg)

$1.04 ₴44.97

$1.86 ¥12.97

-44.09%

Banana (1kg)

$1.47 ₴63.8

$1.23 ¥8.55

19.51%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.77 ₴76.8

$1.52 ¥10.62

16.45%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.30 ₴100.0

$1.02 ¥7.15

125.49%

Potato (1kg)

$0.46 ₴19.86

$0.67 ¥4.66

-31.34%

Onion (1kg)

$0.59 ₴25.61

$0.71 ¥4.94

-16.90%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.35 ₴58.6

$0.61 ¥4.24

121.31%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.54 ₴23.27

$0.60 ¥4.20

-10.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.95 ₴128

$3.43 ¥23.95

-13.99%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.13 ₴223

$7.29 ¥50.9

-29.63%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.83 ₴36.16

$0.93 ¥6.49

-10.75%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.60 ₴69.6

$1.81 ¥12.66

-11.60%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.35 ₴15.09

$0.40 ¥2.79

-12.50%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$27.33 ¥191

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.03 ₴88.0

$1.22 ¥8.55

66.39%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.35 ₴15.14

$0.28 ¥1.97

25.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.28 ₴186

$4.29 ¥29.93

-0.23%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.38 ₴59.8

$1.12 ¥7.85

23.21%

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

$30.6K ₴1.3M

$18.4K ¥128.7K

65.93%

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

$24.7K ₴1.1M

$16.6K ¥115.5K

49.33%

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

$108 ₴4,686

$44.46 ¥310

142.62%

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

$5.63 ₴245

$11.65 ¥81.3

-51.67%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$6.78 ₴295

$11.49 ¥80.2

-40.99%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$28.51 ₴1,239

$24.50 ¥171

16.37%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.08 ₴264

$11.27 ¥78.7

-46.05%

Cinema Ticket

$2.84 ₴123

$5.58 ¥38.96

-49.10%

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

$388 ₴16.9K

$339 ¥2,364

14.67%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,873 ₴342.0K

$12.3K ¥86.0K

-36.13%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$48.00 ₴2,085

$37.09 ¥259

29.41%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$35.53 ₴1,544

$38.29 ¥267

-7.21%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$103 ₴4,491

$65.6 ¥458

57.65%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$115 ₴4,987

$50.5 ¥353

127.33%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$229 ₴9,937

$316 ¥2,207

-27.65%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$145 ₴6,285

$179 ¥1,251

-19.26%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$350 ₴15.2K

$611 ¥4,263

-42.72%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$215 ₴9,330

$334 ¥2,329

-35.62%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$917 ₴39.9K

$3,998 ¥27.9K

-77.05%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$551 ₴23.9K

$2,015 ¥14.1K

-72.64%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$422 ₴18.3K

$1,110 ¥7,744

-61.99%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.21

185.04%

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

Last update for Sumy: January 11, 2026

Last update for Chengdu: January 12, 2026

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