Chengdu vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$623
$510
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1664
$1263
🏠 One person rent
$240
$221
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$59.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$769
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
94
😀 Quality of life
72
61
🏙️ Population
20.9M
26.5M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 22% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 7421st and 8558th ($623 vs $510) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th 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 1.5 months in Delhi. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Delhi ranked 9th in India, while ranked 1890th and 5071st 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
$2.78
$4.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$3.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$238
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.5
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.7
$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$7.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.34%
8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3812
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2020
$1179
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$2.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$1.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$18.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.02
$4.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$2.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$29.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$49.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$305
$91.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11550
$1949

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$425
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$386
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$536
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$368
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$274
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$342
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$265
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$321
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$283
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$307
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$289
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$292
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$283
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$309
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$251
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$353
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$349
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$372
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$288
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$365
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$369
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$350
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$376
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$272
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$441
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$328
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$370
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$384
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$358
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$279
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$368
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$297
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$383
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$339
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$366
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$411
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$355
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$300
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$340