Chengdu vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$2364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$5468
🏠 One person rent	$240	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$2461
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$3990
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	56
😀 Quality of life	72	87
🏙️ Population	20.9M	950K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 74% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 7421st and 1022nd ($623 vs $2364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 935th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Jacksonville ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 1890th and 293rd 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	$2.78	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$6.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$1470
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$2044
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$3106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$2417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$62.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$7.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$1306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$11096

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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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2247
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2238
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2271
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2196
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2136
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1969
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2211
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2144
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2064
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2278
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2212
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2327
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2265
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2286
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2308
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1502
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2018
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2269
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2294
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2371
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2373
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2335
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2440
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2392
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2316
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2204
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2576
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2171
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2181
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2280
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2577
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2634
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1897