Chengdu vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chengdu	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1647	$2817
🏠 One person rent	$252	$818
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$1403
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.6	$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$988
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	94	7
😀 Quality of life	75	66
🏙️ Population	20.9M	133K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 52% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 7530th and 4439th ($635 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 2nd in China and Maldives, respectively. Check China vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.7 months in Male. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 1800th and 5057th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Male

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	Chengdu	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.2	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3973	$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.61	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$251	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11647	$3575

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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	$571
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$557
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$591
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$563
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$580
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$544
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$528
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$551
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$552
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$536
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$565
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$645
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$573
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$575
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$541
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$538
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$570
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$562
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$587
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$542
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$601
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$583
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$593
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$579
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$663
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$538
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$569
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$567
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$551
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$560

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327