Chengdu vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chengdu	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1735	$2388
🏠 One person rent	$281	$381
🏘️ Family rent	$485	$596
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$476
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.2	$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1050	$1116
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	89	4
😀 Quality of life	75	55
🏙️ Population	20.9M	24.5K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 33% less expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 7467th and 5701st ($666 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th and 1st in China and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check China vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chengdu compared to 1.1 months in Kingstown. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 1710th and 6376th 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	$7.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.33	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$207	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$663	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$367	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.6	$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$51.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	7.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3917	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2027	$603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$3.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$9.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.92	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.4	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.26	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30	$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.89	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$6.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$64.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.7	$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13059	$11266

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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 Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$989
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1170
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1079
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1078
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1454
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1136
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1012
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1232
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1010
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1733
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$699
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$641
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$610
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$844
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1166
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$679
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1145
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$767
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1330
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1332
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$771
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$888
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$642
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$675
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$741
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$788