Chengdu vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Chengdu	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$636	$3381
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1698	$7742
🏠 One person rent	$248	$2153
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$3690
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$749
🚐 Transport expenses	$84	$254
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$901	$4406
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	94	99
😀 Quality of life	74	93
🏙️ Population	20.9M	3.9M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 81% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 7554th and 51st ($636 vs $3381) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 134th and 39th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Los Angeles ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 1884th and 66th 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	$2.84	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$90.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.86	$13.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$6.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$2353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$1861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$327	$3254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.1	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.6	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.9	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3950	$7901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$6794
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$73.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.58	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$4.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$8.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$4.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$4.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.12	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$5.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.4	$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.59	$19.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$199
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.1	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$313	$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12935	$23575

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$568
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$552
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$592
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$585
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$557
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$583
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$543
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$532
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$558
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$580
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$553
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$550
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$538
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$647
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$582
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$579
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$527
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$536
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$584
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$569
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$574
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$605
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$544
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$571
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$609
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$589
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$611
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$584
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$594
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$670
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$575
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$584
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$553
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$572

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2779
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2773
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2836
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2749
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2684
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2922
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2735
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3108
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2675
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3004
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2711
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2734
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3588
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2933
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2929
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2752
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2806
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2968
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3700
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2712
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3259
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2617
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2808
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3090
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2932
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2848
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2773
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2724
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2684
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2938
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3098
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2620
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2616
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3560
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2749
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3092
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2835