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Sichuan

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Global rank #15 of 31

Explore how minimum wage compares to Big Mac prices in Sichuan, and how many burgers you can earn with 1 hour of work.

Minimum wage (gross)
CN¥13.44
/ hour
Big Mac price
CN¥25.50
Burgers per hour
0.53
You can buy about 0 burgers in 1 hour
Work time for 1 Big Mac
1h 53m

Sichuan vs the world

How Sichuan compares with other countries and regions.

How we calculate burgers per hour

Minimum wage / hour
CN¥13.44
÷
Big Mac price
CN¥25.50
=
Burgers per hour
0.53

Converted from CN¥2,330 / month at 40 h/week

Big Mac price uses the national average.

Neighbouring ranks

  1. 13Henan0.53
  2. 14Chongqing0.53
  3. 15Sichuan0.53
  4. 16Anhui0.52
  5. 17Heilongjiang0.51

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Minimum wage (gross)

Source: 四川省人民政府 (Sichuan Provincial People's Government) — 关于调整全省最低工资标准的通知 (川府规〔2024〕4号) · effective Jan 1, 2025

四川省人民政府 (Sichuan Provincial People's Government) — 关于调整全省最低工资标准的通知 (川府规〔2024〕4号)

Tier 1 (一档); Issued Dec 2024 by Sichuan Provincial Government (川府规〔2024〕4号), drafted by the provincial 人力资源和社会保障厅; effective 2025-01-01 for 3 years. Tiers reduced from three to two: Tier 1 monthly = 2330 CNY (107 CNY/day), Tier 2 = 2200 CNY (101 CNY/day). Part-time hourly: Tier 1 = 23 CNY, Tier 2 = 22 CNY. Tier 1 applies to major urban districts including Chengdu's central districts (锦江/青羊/金牛/武侯/成华 etc.), Tianfu New Area, and Chengdu High-tech Zone. NOTE: As of mid-2026 a further increase (Tier 1 to 2500 CNY, hourly to 25 CNY) was under public consultation (征求意见稿) but had NOT yet taken effect; the current statutory rate remains 2330 CNY. Corroborated by 四川省人民政府网 policy interpretation and 四川在线/成都本地宝 reporting.

Big Mac price: The Economist (China national price) · Jan 1, 2026