Chengdu vs Gujranwala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Gujranwala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$744
🏠 One person rent	$240	$103
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$162
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$122
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$182
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	94	43
😀 Quality of life	72	26
🏙️ Population	20.9M	2.03M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 103% more expensive than in Gujranwala. Cities ranked 7421st and 9184th ($623 vs $308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 29th in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.6 months in Gujranwala. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Gujranwala ranked 9th in Pakistan, while ranked 1890th and 8475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Gujranwala

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	Chengdu	Gujranwala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$12.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$1.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$54.6
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$35
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$106
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$61.5
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$76
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	20.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$783
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$590
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$8.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$5.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$4.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$0.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$2.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$1.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$0.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$6.38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$2.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$9.03
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$2.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$12.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$16.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$850

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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 Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$321
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$380
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$373
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$281
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$411
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$383
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$287
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$354
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$389
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$306
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$355
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$458
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$305
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$358
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$300
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$342
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$292
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$442
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$441
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$354
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$273
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$382
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$356
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$365
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$369
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$361
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$379
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$366
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$272
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$346
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$364
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$392
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$251
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$283
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$321