Chengdu vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$240	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$4153
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	100
😀 Quality of life	72	99
🏙️ Population	20.9M	8.8M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 81% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 7421st and 58th ($623 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 2nd in China and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check China vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.3 months in London. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1890th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs London

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	Chengdu	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$26090

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009