Chengdu vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chengdu	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$2224
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1735	$5181
🏠 One person rent	$281	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$485	$2236
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.2	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1050	$3821
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	89	56
😀 Quality of life	75	87
🏙️ Population	20.9M	950K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 70% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 7467th and 1439th ($666 vs $2224) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th and 1197th 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 1.6 months in Chengdu compared to 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Jacksonville ranked 106th in the United States, while ranked 1710th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Jacksonville

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	Chengdu	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.83	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.33	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$1441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$207	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$663	$2481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$367	$1839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.6	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3917	$2629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2027	$2143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$65.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.92	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.4	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.26	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.89	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.7	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$1311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13059	$11934

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$625
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$617
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$600
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$584
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$621
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$612
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$588
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$611
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$629
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$566
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$628
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$540
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$595
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$598
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$576
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$581
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$595
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$679
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$607
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$612
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$572
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$564
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$599
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$608
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$606
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$581
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$601
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$627
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$612
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$615
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$596
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$603
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$687
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$566
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$591
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$594
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$578
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$580

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860