Chengdu vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chengdu	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$3615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1647	$8037
🏠 One person rent	$252	$2516
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$4404
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$849
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.6	$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$6889
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	94	20
😀 Quality of life	75	80
🏙️ Population	20.9M	41K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 82% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 7530th and 30th ($635 vs $3615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 1st in China and the Cayman Islands, respectively. Check China vs the Cayman Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.9 months in George Town. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 1800th and 729th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs George Town

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	Chengdu	George Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$29.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$82.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$9.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$6.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$2664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$2179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$4700
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$3941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.2	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$112
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	8.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3973	$10871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$4203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.61	$21.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$5.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$5.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$9.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$4.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$7.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$22.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$9.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$75.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$251	$1779
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11647	$22286

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$571
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$557
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$591
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$563
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$580
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$544
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$528
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$551
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$552
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$536
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$565
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$645
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$573
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$575
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$541
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$538
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$570
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$562
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$587
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$542
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$601
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$583
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$593
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$579
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$663
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$538
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$569
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$567
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$551
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$560

Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1097
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1114
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1064
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1504
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1146
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1014
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1157
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1164
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1057
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1300
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1601
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$973
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$918
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$947
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1055
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2126
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$793
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1364
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1165
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1354
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3002
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1040
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1011
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1107
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1153
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1207
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1656