Chengdu vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$2764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$6355
🏠 One person rent	$240	$1831
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$3177
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$629
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$4536
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	94
😀 Quality of life	72	76
🏙️ Population	20.9M	467K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 77% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 7421st and 379th ($623 vs $2764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 339th 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 1.6 months in Long Beach. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Long Beach ranked 231st in the United States, while ranked 1890th and 949th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Long Beach

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	Chengdu	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$6.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$2014
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$1593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$3278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$2898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$7095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$7019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$7.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$4.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$1510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$27134

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2919
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2703
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2983
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2851
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2669
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2720
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3229
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2775
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3068
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2716
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3022
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2788
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2662
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2899
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2817
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3640
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2786
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3162
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2735
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2781
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2905
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2768
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2780
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3162
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2803
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3014
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2789
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3036
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2683