Chengdu vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chengdu	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1806	$3187
🏠 One person rent	$297	$551
🏘️ Family rent	$512	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$500
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$76.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1237	$1110
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	89	25
😀 Quality of life	76	60
🏙️ Population	20.9M	235K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 43% less expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 7360th and 4725th ($688 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 3rd in China and Guyana, respectively. Check China vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chengdu compared to 0.9 months in Georgetown. Chengdu ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 1238th and 5871st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Georgetown

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	Chengdu	Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.83	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$5.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$390	$690
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$707	$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.8	$64.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3816	$3593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1941	$1573
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.6	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.82	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$9.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$7.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.33	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.9	$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.96	$6.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.2	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$7.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.4	$39.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.8	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$325	$1019
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14789	$18825

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$641
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$635
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$615
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$600
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$640
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$629
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$600
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$631
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$647
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$579
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$643
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$549
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$612
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$614
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$587
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$598
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$563
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$608
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$701
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$625
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$629
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$588
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$575
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$615
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$618
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$625
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$616
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$595
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$631
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$640
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$630
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$629
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$605
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$618
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$697
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$577
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$606
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$602
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$594

Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1236
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$914
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$793
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$772
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$744
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1039
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1138
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1966
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$830
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1941
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1083
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1083
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$707
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$752
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1453
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$685
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$650
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$680
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$613
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$645
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$995
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1005
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$873
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$773
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$853
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1178
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865