Chengdu vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chengdu	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$643	$2202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1812	$5415
🏠 One person rent	$242	$1315
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$2574
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$3975
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	94	72
😀 Quality of life	73	87
🏙️ Population	20.9M	906K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 71% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 7269th and 1282nd ($643 vs $2202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 1143rd 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 Columbus. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Columbus ranked 47th in the United States, while ranked 1633rd and 202nd 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	$2.81	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.85	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$5.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$4.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$1415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$1025
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$2997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$321	$2104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.9	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.9	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.69%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3743	$3125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2044	$3122
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.52	$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$3.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$9.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$64.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18347	$10456

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Cities near Chengdu

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

Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2030
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2125
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2046
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2124
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1805
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2032
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1985
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1935
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2010
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1905
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1787
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1849
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1900
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1853
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1767
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1642
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1747
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1761
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1823
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1787
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1798
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1844
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1791
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1721
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2055
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1919
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1803
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1587
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1857
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1486
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1886
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1768
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1844
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1819
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1491
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1659
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1861