Austin vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2590
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6302
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$1683
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$3179
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5536
$883
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
94
😀 Quality of life
90
73
🏙️ Population
962K
20.9M

The cost of living in Austin is 303% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 548th and 7269th ($2590 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd and 196th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Austin compared to 1.4 months in Chengdu. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 126th and 1633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Chengdu

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Austin Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.7
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1357
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4238
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2575
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.76%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7634
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2615
$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.8
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.99
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.58
$4.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1599
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21605
$18347

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$2179
25 km or 15 mi Round Rock
$2095
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2191
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2190
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2150
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2146
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2093
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2175
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2146
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$1989
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$1902
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2013
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2158
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2146
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2066
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2219
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$1925
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$2186
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1829
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2071
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2220
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2136
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$1988
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2737
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2108
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1801
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2148
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2128
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2126
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2149
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2129
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2221
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2199
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2118
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2143
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2306
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2141
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$2055
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2107
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2338

Cities near Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587