Chengdu vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$2919
🏠 One person rent
$242
$835
🏘️ Family rent
$440
$1638
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$883
$1041
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
94
7
😀 Quality of life
73
63
🏙️ Population
20.9M
133K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 50% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 7269th and 4218th ($643 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 1st 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 0.8 months in Male. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 1633rd and 4858th 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
$2.81
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$3.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.62
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$599
$1667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$1337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.9
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$106
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$2469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2044
$1990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$21.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.52
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$7.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.13
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18347
$3438

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587

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$1207
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$347
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$295
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$279
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$255
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$284
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$348
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$391
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$358
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$304
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$507
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$582
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$302
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$462
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$345
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$406
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$465
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$469
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$325
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$309
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$391
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$341
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$358
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$409
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$337
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$533
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$327
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$319
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$357
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$321
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$328
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$424
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$523
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$379
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$585
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$326
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$399
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$417
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$339