Chengdu vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$1379
🏠 One person rent
$251
$210
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$545
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$59.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$1008
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
94
😀 Quality of life
72
63
🏙️ Population
20.9M
26.5M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 31% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 7209th and 8647th ($660 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 7th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 2 months in Delhi. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Delhi ranked 5th in India, while ranked 1933rd and 4744th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Delhi

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Chengdu Delhi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$2.39
 Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$751
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$62.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$8.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$2366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$1279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$2.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$1.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$4.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$2.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$50.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$93.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$1972

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$445
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$391
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$533
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$383
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$275
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$351
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$280
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$328
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$288
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$319
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$303
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$292
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$284
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$325
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$252
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$360
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$371
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$375
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$299
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$358
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$397
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$371
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$395
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$286
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$430
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$339
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$379
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$396
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$378
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$299
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$373
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$268
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$329
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$500
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$368
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$393
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$406
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$407
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$310
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$360