Bandung vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$512
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1251
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$208
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$311
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$65
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$883
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
79
94
😀 Quality of life
43
73
🏙️ Population
2.88M
20.9M

The cost of living in Bandung is 20% less expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 8422nd and 7269th ($512 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 196th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bandung compared to 1.4 months in Chengdu. Bandung ranked 16th best city to live in Indonesia vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 6788th and 1633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandung vs Chengdu

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Bandung Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.14
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.1
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.1
$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$405
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$220
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.2
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.5%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1373
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$472
$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.2
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.75
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.43
$4.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.53
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.1
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.51
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$42
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.4
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10407
$18347

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Cimahi
$500
71 km or 44 mi Sukabumi
$547
82 km or 51 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
93 km or 58 mi Bogor
$480
101 km or 63 mi Bekasi
$552
103 km or 64 mi Depok
$393
113 km or 70 mi Cirebon
$495
114 km or 71 mi Jakarta
$718
116 km or 72 mi Banjar
$426
119 km or 74 mi South Tangerang
$545
134 km or 83 mi Tangerang
$573
173 km or 108 mi Tegal
$478
181 km or 113 mi Cilacap
$474
182 km or 113 mi Serang
$512
202 km or 125 mi Cilegon
$493
233 km or 145 mi Pekalongan
$479
306 km or 190 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
315 km or 195 mi Semarang
$570
323 km or 201 mi Yogyakarta
$427
323 km or 201 mi Metro
$422
327 km or 203 mi Salatiga
$403
365 km or 227 mi Surakarta
$383
443 km or 275 mi Madiun
$440
500 km or 310 mi Kediri
$439
521 km or 324 mi Blitar
$427
538 km or 334 mi Prabumulih
$450
539 km or 335 mi Palembang
$457
540 km or 336 mi Mojokerto
$459
556 km or 346 mi Batu
$403
569 km or 353 mi Malang
$383
572 km or 355 mi Surabaya
$522
578 km or 359 mi Pagar Alam
$476
594 km or 369 mi Pasuruan
$454
629 km or 391 mi Probolinggo
$469
661 km or 411 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
684 km or 425 mi Bengkulu
$521
740 km or 460 mi Jambi
$479
795 km or 494 mi Pontianak
$444
837 km or 520 mi Bali
$873
864 km or 537 mi Denpasar
$546

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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