Chengdu vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chengdu	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1806	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$297	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$512	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1237	$4482
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	89	99
😀 Quality of life	76	93
🏙️ Population	20.9M	3.9M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 80% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 7360th and 62nd ($688 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 47th 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 1.8 months in Chengdu compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Chengdu ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 1238th and 50th 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	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$390	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$707	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.8	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3816	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1941	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.6	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.82	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.33	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.9	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.96	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.2	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.4	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.8	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$325	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14789	$23685

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$641
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$635
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$615
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$600
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$640
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$629
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$600
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$631
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$647
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$579
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$643
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$549
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$612
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$614
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$587
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$598
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$563
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$608
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$701
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$625
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$629
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$588
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$575
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$615
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$618
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$625
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$616
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$595
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$631
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$640
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$630
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$629
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$605
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$618
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$697
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$577
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$606
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$602
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$594

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000