Chengdu vs Gujranwala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Chengdu	Gujranwala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$636	$306
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1698	$737
🏠 One person rent	$248	$101
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$155
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$123
🚐 Transport expenses	$84	$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$901	$179
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	94	43
😀 Quality of life	74	28
🏙️ Population	20.9M	2.03M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 108% more expensive than in Gujranwala. Cities ranked 7554th and 9212th ($636 vs $306) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 134th 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 7th best city to live in China vs Gujranwala ranked 10th in Pakistan, while ranked 1884th and 8694th 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	$2.84	$2.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$10.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.86	$3.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$1.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$54.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$35.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$96.9
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$327	$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.1	$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.6	$72.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.9	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	20.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3950	$798
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$571
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$9.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.58	$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$5.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$4.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$0.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.12	$1.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$1.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$0.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.4	$6.01
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.59	$2.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$8.71
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$3.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$12.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.1	$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$313	$16.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12935	$845

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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	$568
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$552
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$592
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$585
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$557
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$583
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$543
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$532
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$558
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$580
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$553
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$550
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$538
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$647
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$582
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$579
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$527
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$536
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$584
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$569
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$574
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$605
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$544
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$571
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$609
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$589
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$611
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$584
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$594
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$670
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$575
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$584
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$553
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$572

Cities near Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$317
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$367
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$313
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$307
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$371
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$421
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$324
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$389
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$296
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$268
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$361
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$317
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$362
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$365
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$301
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$346
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$288
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$347
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$397
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$290
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$450
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$441
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$356
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$275
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$315
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$347
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$371
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$380
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$360
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$370
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$359
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$281
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$342
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$348
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$397
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$283
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$287
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$294
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$269
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$350