Retire in China
The 4% rule gives a familiar benchmark for how much you'd need invested to retire in China at every lifestyle level. Open any city page to backtest your own plan against market history.
Cheapest City
$537K
Chengdu
Average FIRE Number
$1.13M
2 cities
Most Expensive
$1.73M
Hong Kong
FIRE Numbers for All 2 Cities in China
These FIRE Numbers use the 4% rule benchmark and price a one-person household. City pages backtest your own plan against market history, so the personalized figure there changes with your retirement length, confidence level, and household size.
| City | Lean FIRE | FIRE | Fat FIRE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳Chengdu | $180K | $537K | $4.12M |
| 🇭🇰Hong Kong | $860K | $1.73M | $6.38M |
About Retiring in China
China offers 2 retirement destinations tracked on PortfolioAtlas. The most affordable is Chengdu at $537K, while Hong Kong requires $1.73M. The average FIRE Number across all China cities is $1.13M, calculated using the 4% safe withdrawal rate.
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