Chengdu vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chengdu	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1735	$7707
🏠 One person rent	$281	$2168
🏘️ Family rent	$485	$3725
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.2	$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1050	$4258
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	89	99
😀 Quality of life	75	93
🏙️ Population	20.9M	3.9M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 80% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 7467th and 72nd ($666 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th and 52nd 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 1.6 months in Chengdu compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 1710th and 55th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Los Angeles

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	Chengdu	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.83	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$8.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.33	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$207	$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$663	$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$367	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.6	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3917	$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2027	$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.92	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.4	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.26	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.89	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.7	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13059	$28004

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974