Which city is the richest one in China? Here is a ranking based on cities, big or small, in mainland China (excluding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan). GDP per capita figures are in USD for 2013. According to this ranking, first tier cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou are not even among the top 10 riches cities in China. While Karamay, a small city from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is the richest city in China, followed by Erdos and Alxa League from Inner Mongolia. Below is the full list of 100 richest city in China by GDP per capita.
Ranking |
City in English |
City in Chinese |
GDP per caital in USD |
| 1 | Karamay | 克拉玛依 | USD 36,672 |
| 2 | Erdos | 鄂尔多斯 | USD 31,871 |
| 3 | Alxa League | 阿拉善 | USD 29,988 |
| 4 | Dongying | 东营 | USD 25,321 |
| 5 | Daqing | 大庆 | USD 24,086 |
| 6 | Jiayuguan | 嘉峪关 | USD 23,000 |
| 7 | Shenzhen | 深圳 | USD 22,198 |
| 8 | Baotou | 包头 | USD 20,707 |
| 9 | Haixi | 海西 | USD 20,297 |
| 10 | Wuxi | 无锡 | USD 20,154 |
| 11 | Suzhou | 苏州 | USD 19,922 |
| 12 | Guangzhou | 广州 | USD 19,393 |
| 13 | Dalian | 大连 | USD 18,466 |
| 14 | Zhuhai | 珠海 | USD 16,961 |
| 15 | Wuhai | 乌海 | USD 16,787 |
| 16 | Tianjin | 天津 | USD 16,419 |
| 17 | Changsha | 长沙 | USD 16,161 |
| 18 | Nanjing | 南京 | USD 15,852 |
| 19 | Panjin | 盘锦 | USD 15,776 |
| 20 | Foshan | 佛山 | USD 15,587 |
| 21 | Hangzhou | 杭州 | USD 15,306 |
| 22 | Beijing | 北京 | USD 15,216 |
| 23 | Ningbo | 宁波 | USD 15,068 |
| 24 | Changzhou | 常州 | USD 15,024 |
| 25 | Zhenjiang | 镇江 | USD 14,981 |
| 26 | Tongling | 铜陵 | USD 14,972 |
| 27 | Hohhot | 呼和浩特 | USD 14,841 |
| 28 | Weihai | 威海 | USD 14,716 |
| 29 | Shanghai | 上海 | USD 14,653 |
| 30 | Qingdao | 青岛 | USD 14,577 |
| 31 | Wuhan | 武汉 | USD 14,360 |
| 32 | Shenyang | 沈阳 | USD 14,176 |
| 33 | Xilingol League | 锡林郭勒 | USD 14,002 |
| 34 | Yulin | 榆林 | USD 13,693 |
| 35 | Zhongshan | 中山 | USD 13,506 |
| 36 | Zibo | 淄博 | USD 13,403 |
| 37 | Xiamen | 厦门 | USD 13,279 |
| 38 | Zhoushan | 舟山 | USD 13,184 |
| 39 | Yantai | 烟台 | USD 12,981 |
| 40 | Shaoxing | 绍兴 | USD 12,960 |
| 41 | Tangshan | 唐山 | USD 12,771 |
| 42 | Bayingolin | 巴音郭楞 | USD 12,701 |
| 43 | Jinan | 济南 | USD 12,152 |
| 44 | Yangzhou | 扬州 | USD 11,754 |
| 45 | Xinyu | 新余 | USD 11,714 |
| 46 | Anshan | 鞍山 | USD 11,683 |
| 47 | Benxi | 本溪 | USD 11,621 |
| 48 | Urumqi | 乌鲁木齐 | USD 11,568 |
| 49 | Jiyuan | 济源 | USD 11,254 |
| 50 | Jiaxing | 嘉兴 | USD 11,185 |
| 51 | Nantong | 南通 | USD 11,150 |
| 52 | Yichang | 宜昌 | USD 11,122 |
| 53 | Zhengzhou | 郑州 | USD 11,089 |
| 54 | Changji | 昌吉州 | USD 10,825 |
| 55 | Dongguan | 东莞 | USD 10,690 |
| 56 | Changchun | 长春 | USD 10,516 |
| 57 | Panzhihua | 攀枝花 | USD 10,506 |
| 58 | Nanchang | 南昌 | USD 10,497 |
| 59 | Taizhou | 泰州 | USD 10,487 |
| 60 | Fuzhou | 福州 | USD 10,391 |
| 61 | Chengdu | 成都 | USD 10,374 |
| 62 | Fushun | 抚顺 | USD 10,180 |
| 63 | Quanzhou | 泉州 | USD 10,163 |
| 64 | Yingkou | 营口 | USD 10,062 |
| 65 | Huzhou | 湖州 | USD 10,022 |
| 66 | Hefei | 合肥 | USD 9,965 |
| 67 | Yan’an | 延安 | USD 9,947 |
| 68 | Yinchuan | 银川 | USD 9,863 |
| 69 | Shizuishan | 石嘴山 | USD 9,798 |
| 70 | Ezhou | 鄂州 | USD 9,670 |
| 71 | Liaoyang | 辽阳 | USD 9,641 |
| 72 | Jiuquan | 酒泉 | USD 9,635 |
| 73 | Jilin | 吉林 | USD 9,619 |
| 74 | Shuozhou | 朔州 | USD 9,552 |
| 75 | Sanming | 三明 | USD 9,543 |
| 76 | Maanshan | 马鞍山 | USD 9,512 |
| 77 | Wuhu | 芜湖 | USD 9,475 |
| 78 | Fangchenggang | 防城港 | USD 9,467 |
| 79 | Tongliao | 通辽 | USD 9,334 |
| 80 | Longyan | 龙岩 | USD 9,298 |
| 81 | Huizhou | 惠州 | USD 9,253 |
| 82 | Liaoyuan | 辽源 | USD 9,230 |
| 83 | Xi’an | 西安 | USD 9,221 |
| 84 | Binzhou | 滨州 | USD 9,187 |
| 85 | Taiyuan | 太原 | USD 9,153 |
| 86 | Matsubara | 松原 | USD 9,121 |
| 87 | Hulunbeier | 呼伦贝尔 | USD 9,113 |
| 88 | Hami region | 哈密地区 | USD 9,030 |
| 89 | Lhasa | 拉萨 | USD 9,006 |
| 90 | Jinhua | 金华 | USD 8,849 |
| 91 | Sanmenxia | 三门峡 | USD 8,715 |
| 92 | Jinchang | 金昌 | USD 8,654 |
| 93 | Rizhao | 日照 | USD 8,546 |
| 94 | Liuzhou | 柳州 | USD 8,515 |
| 95 | Taizhou | 台州 | USD 8,479 |
| 96 | Kunming | 昆明 | USD 8,441 |
| 97 | Qianjiang | 潜江 | USD 8,371 |
| 98 | Xuzhou | 徐州 | USD 8,363 |
| 99 | Sanya | 三亚 | USD 8,353 |
| 100 | Xiangtan | 湘潭 | USD 8,349 |
