Chengdu vs Cleveland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Cleveland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$1899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$4394
🏠 One person rent	$240	$1105
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$1817
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$3249
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	94	83
😀 Quality of life	72	86
🏙️ Population	20.9M	373K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 67% less expensive than in Cleveland. Cities ranked 7421st and 2110th ($623 vs $1899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 1771st in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.7 months in Cleveland. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Cleveland ranked 80th in the United States, while ranked 1890th and 305th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Cleveland

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	Chengdu	Cleveland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$58.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$9.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$5.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$1071
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$2260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$1302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$1026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$96.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$9.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$74.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$1016
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$18828

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574

Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1958
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1931
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1927
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1973
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$2023
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1943
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1922
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1966
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1921
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1914
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$2003
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1876
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1965
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1954
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1967
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1935
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1902
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1937
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1915
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1930
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1818
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1871
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1830
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1799
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1898
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1842
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1666
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1768
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1839
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1840
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1753
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1584
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1606
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1481
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1526
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1279
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1858
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$1860