Chengdu vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chengdu	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1806	$2391
🏠 One person rent	$297	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$512	$598
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1237	$1067
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	89	4
😀 Quality of life	76	54
🏙️ Population	20.9M	24.5K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 31% less expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 7360th and 5614th ($688 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 2nd in China and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check China vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chengdu compared to 1.1 months in Kingstown. Chengdu ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 1238th and 6384th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Kingstown

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	Chengdu	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.83	$7.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$390	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$707	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$481
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.8	$44.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	7.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3816	$602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1941	$599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.6	$50.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.82	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$3.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$4.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$9.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.33	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.9	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.96	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.2	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$6.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.4	$64.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.8	$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$325	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14789	$10636

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$641
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$635
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$615
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$600
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$640
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$629
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$600
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$631
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$647
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$579
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$643
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$549
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$612
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$614
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$587
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$598
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$563
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$608
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$701
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$625
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$629
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$588
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$575
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$615
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$618
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$625
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$616
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$595
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$631
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$640
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$630
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$629
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$605
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$618
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$697
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$577
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$606
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$602
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$594

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1005
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1178
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1083
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1083
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1138
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1010
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1223
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1039
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1718
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$707
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$645
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$613
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$830
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1143
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$680
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1114
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$772
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1330
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1327
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$773
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$873
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$650
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$685
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$752
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$793