Chengdu vs Cleveland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chengdu	Cleveland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$1908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1647	$4494
🏠 One person rent	$252	$1111
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$1911
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.6	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$3261
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	94	83
😀 Quality of life	75	89
🏙️ Population	20.9M	373K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 67% less expensive than in Cleveland. Cities ranked 7530th and 2297th ($635 vs $1908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 1793rd 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 5th best city to live in China vs Cleveland ranked 90th in the United States, while ranked 1800th and 284th 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	$2.87	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$5.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$4.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$1164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$808
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$2116
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$1450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.2	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3973	$1289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.61	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$3.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$9.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$73.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$251	$1018
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11647	$18787

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$571
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$557
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$591
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$563
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$580
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$544
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$528
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$551
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$552
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$536
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$565
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$645
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$573
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$575
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$541
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$538
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$570
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$562
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$587
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$542
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$601
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$583
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$593
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$579
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$663
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$538
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$569
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$567
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$551
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$560

Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1978
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1959
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1956
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1997
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$2049
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1956
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1961
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$2067
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$2002
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1950
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1976
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$2015
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1899
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$2020
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$2019
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$2000
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$2024
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$2019
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$2062
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1954
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$2018
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1855
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1974
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1986
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1839
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1841
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1971
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1908
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1737
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1735
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1884
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1844
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1784
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1631
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1672
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1482
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1477
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1410
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$2061
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$2314