Chengdu vs Cordoba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chengdu	Cordoba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1735	$2392
🏠 One person rent	$281	$345
🏘️ Family rent	$485	$590
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$383
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.2	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1050	$607
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	89	42
😀 Quality of life	75	67
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.51M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 31% less expensive than in Cordoba. Cities ranked 7467th and 5869th ($666 vs $972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th and 28th in China and Argentina, respectively. Check China vs Argentina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chengdu compared to 0.6 months in Cordoba. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Cordoba ranked 3rd in Argentina, while ranked 1710th and 4885th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Cordoba

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	Chengdu	Cordoba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.83	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.33	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$207	$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$663	$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$367	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.6	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	39.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3917	$2615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2027	$1480
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.92	$5.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.4	$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.26	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$2.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30	$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.89	$8.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.7	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$208
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13059	$3770

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$625
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$617
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$600
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$584
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$621
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$612
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$588
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$611
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$629
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$566
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$628
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$540
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$595
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$598
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$576
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$581
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$595
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$679
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$607
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$612
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$572
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$564
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$599
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$608
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$606
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$581
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$601
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$627
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$612
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$615
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$596
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$603
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$687
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$566
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$591
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$594
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$578
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$580

Cities near Cordoba

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Villa Carlos Paz	$844
37 km or 23 mi	Alta Gracia	$829
85 km or 53 mi	Rio Tercero	$701
96 km or 60 mi	Cruz del Eje	$800
142 km or 88 mi	Villa Maria	$692
190 km or 118 mi	Rio Cuarto	$849
197 km or 123 mi	Lujan	$759
200 km or 125 mi	San Francisco	$792
257 km or 160 mi	Rafaela	$786
278 km or 172 mi	Villa Mercedes	$768
290 km or 180 mi	San Luis	$764
308 km or 192 mi	Esperanza	$789
331 km or 206 mi	Santa Fe	$836
332 km or 206 mi	Venado Tuerto	$829
340 km or 211 mi	La Rioja	$577
349 km or 217 mi	Parana	$730
357 km or 222 mi	San Lorenzo	$760
362 km or 225 mi	San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca	$677
375 km or 233 mi	Rosario	$766
379 km or 235 mi	Villa Gobernador Galvez	$737
404 km or 251 mi	Santiago del Estero	$675
410 km or 255 mi	La Banda	$677
413 km or 257 mi	San Juan	$589
414 km or 257 mi	Villa Constitucion	$848
429 km or 267 mi	San Nicolas de los Arroyos	$897
436 km or 271 mi	Pergamino	$892
444 km or 276 mi	San Martin	$860
464 km or 288 mi	Junin Partido	$882
464 km or 289 mi	Las Heras	$893
467 km or 290 mi	Mendoza	$907
468 km or 291 mi	Godoy Cruz	$895
474 km or 295 mi	General Pico	$695
491 km or 305 mi	Villaguay	$792
492 km or 306 mi	San Pedro	$908
496 km or 308 mi	Gualeguay	$1012
504 km or 313 mi	Reconquista	$633
521 km or 324 mi	San Miguel de Tucuman	$682
526 km or 327 mi	San Rafael	$642
537 km or 334 mi	Goya	$622
548 km or 341 mi	Chivilcoy	$911