Chengdu vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$7594
🏠 One person rent	$240	$2049
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$709
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$4771
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	94	99
😀 Quality of life	72	93
🏙️ Population	20.9M	3.9M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 80% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 7421st and 80th ($623 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 1890th and 58th 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	$2.78	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$8.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$190
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$28838

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919