Chengdu vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chengdu	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$2386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1808	$5446
🏠 One person rent	$251	$1474
🏘️ Family rent	$445	$2456
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$87	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$4014
😷 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 72% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 7209th and 943rd ($660 vs $2386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 837th 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 7th best city to live in China vs Jacksonville ranked 73rd in the United States, while ranked 1933rd and 271st 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	$2.91	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$1446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$2652
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$329	$2118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4168	$4741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$2423
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$60.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.55	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$7.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.17	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$3.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.1	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$389	$1421
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15153	$10904

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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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2257
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2244
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2123
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2163
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2110
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1929
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2094
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2151
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2108
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2306
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2254
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2451
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2369
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2302
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2382
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$2099
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2198
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2279
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2353
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2408
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2380
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2408
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2397
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2364
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2457
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2406
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2382
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2328
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2231
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2594
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2071
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2228
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2289
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2595
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2609
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2267
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2283
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2075
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1872