Chengdu vs Cleveland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chengdu	Cleveland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$1963
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1808	$4528
🏠 One person rent	$251	$1133
🏘️ Family rent	$445	$1853
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$590
🚐 Transport expenses	$87	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$3510
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	94	83
😀 Quality of life	72	87
🏙️ Population	20.9M	373K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 66% less expensive than in Cleveland. Cities ranked 7209th and 1971st ($660 vs $1963) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 1633rd 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 1.8 months in Cleveland. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Cleveland ranked 72nd in the United States, while ranked 1933rd and 269th 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	$2.91	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$1081
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$877
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$2217
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$329	$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4168	$1202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$93.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.55	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$3.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$8.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.17	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.1	$73.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$94.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$389	$1033
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15153	$18767

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$614
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$605
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$587
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$572
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$611
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$591
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$604
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$624
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$559
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$625
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$550
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$588
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$613
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$574
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$570
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$609
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$609
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$618
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$560
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$551
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$627
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$642
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$607
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$596
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$575
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$593
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$600
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$584
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$595
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$620
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$569
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$568
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$612
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$555
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$591

Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1986
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1965
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1955
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1985
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$2049
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1963
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1953
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1975
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1945
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1929
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$2008
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1903
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1970
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1952
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1988
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1923
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1887
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1917
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1923
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1919
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1829
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1843
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1901
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1821
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1815
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1894
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1880
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1705
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1732
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1801
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1734
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1563
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1562
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1568
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1441
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1205
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1829
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$1813