Chengdu vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$2145
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$5059
🏠 One person rent	$240	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$632
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$4018
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	94	73
😀 Quality of life	72	88
🏙️ Population	20.9M	906K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 71% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 7421st and 1476th ($623 vs $2145) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 1323rd 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 1.9 months in Columbus. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Columbus ranked 59th in the United States, while ranked 1890th and 249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Columbus

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	Chengdu	Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$5.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$1314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$972
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$2378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$3095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$2954
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$60.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$5.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$5.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$4.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$85.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$1236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$15423

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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 Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858