Chengdu vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chengdu	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$2248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1808	$5589
🏠 One person rent	$251	$1325
🏘️ Family rent	$445	$2490
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$87	$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$4672
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	94	100
😀 Quality of life	72	92
🏙️ Population	20.9M	2.3M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 71% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 7209th and 1258th ($660 vs $2248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 1108th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Houston ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 1933rd and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Houston

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	Chengdu	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$1392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$1059
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$329	$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4168	$2925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$2076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.55	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$3.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.17	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.1	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$389	$1368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15153	$22908

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$614
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$605
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$587
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$572
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$611
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$591
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$604
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$624
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$559
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$625
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$550
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$588
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$613
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$574
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$570
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$609
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$609
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$618
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$560
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$551
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$627
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$642
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$607
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$596
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$575
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$593
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$600
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$584
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$595
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$620
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$569
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$568
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$612
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$555
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$591

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2101
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2080
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2089
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2074
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1983
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2003
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$1971
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1798
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1844
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2129
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1653
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1764
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1890
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1838
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2231
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2004
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1468
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2473
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2145
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2186
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2194
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2226
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2250
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2223
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2156