Chengdu vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$1150
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$2795
🏠 One person rent	$240	$530
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$978
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$997
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	94	32
😀 Quality of life	72	56
🏙️ Population	20.9M	623K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 46% less expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 7421st and 4640th ($623 vs $1150) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 11th in China and Greece, respectively. Check China vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.9 months in Crete. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Crete ranked 28th in Greece, while ranked 1890th and 5717th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Crete

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	Chengdu	Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$48.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$9.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$743
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$3570
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$2751
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$9.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$4.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$5.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$48.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$8.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$4629

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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 Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1093
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1052
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1131
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1659
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$1838
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$1038
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1437
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1159
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1045
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1033
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1272
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1054
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1082
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1265
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1070
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1022
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$957
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$990
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$955
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$1049
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$380
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$764
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1099
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$980
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$381
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$773
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$655
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$909
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$681
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$843
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$643
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1011
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$638