Chengdu vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chengdu	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$643	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1812	$2335
🏠 One person rent	$242	$400
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$798
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$441
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	23
😀 Quality of life	73	48
🏙️ Population	20.9M	201K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 31% less expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 7269th and 5795th ($643 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 2nd in China and Guyana, respectively. Check China vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.5 months in Georgetown. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 1633rd and 6441st 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	$2.81	$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.85	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$548
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$321	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$47
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.9	$71.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.9	$60.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.69%	6.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3743	$3901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2044	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.52	$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$2.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$3.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$5.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$33.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$67.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18347	$2625

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$611
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$608
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$594
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$578
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$607
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$602
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$598
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$603
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$625
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$562
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$615
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$535
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$619
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$596
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$530
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$589
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$548
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$545
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$597
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$625
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$435
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$525
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$620
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$646
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$564
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$566
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$554
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$712
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$559
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$566
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$568
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$593
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$616
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$576
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$570
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$606
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$552
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$580
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$587

Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$933
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$921
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$870
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$896
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1248
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$760
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$748
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$683
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$898
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1217
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1099
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1490
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$838
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1528
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1069
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1069
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$710
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$700
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1294
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$637
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$608
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$686
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$654
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$666
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$1008
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$993
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$719
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$769
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$707
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1108
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763