Chengdu vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$3754
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$8993
🏠 One person rent	$240	$2648
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$5345
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$845
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$54.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$6732
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	94	20
😀 Quality of life	72	78
🏙️ Population	20.9M	41K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 83% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 7421st and 11th ($623 vs $3754) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th 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 1.8 months in George Town. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 1890th and 685th 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	$2.78	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$6.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$3.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$2615
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$2356
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$5826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$4835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$112
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	7.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$10761
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$4170
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$5.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$5.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$8.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$7.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$4.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$9.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$1705
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$24513

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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 George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1101
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1122
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1094
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1395
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1017
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1214
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1273
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1259
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1531
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1000
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$926
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$877
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$870
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1063
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2123
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$787
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1378
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1266
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2897
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$938
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$996
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1132
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$998
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1051
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1561