Chengdu vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chengdu	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1808	$5153
🏠 One person rent	$251	$1275
🏘️ Family rent	$445	$2202
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$87	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$3299
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	91
😀 Quality of life	72	92
🏙️ Population	20.9M	548K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 69% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 7209th and 1500th ($660 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 53rd in China and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check China vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.5 months in Manchester. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1933rd and 76th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Manchester

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	Chengdu	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$6.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$329	$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4168	$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.55	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.17	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.1	$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$389	$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15153	$17390

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$614
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$605
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$587
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$572
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$611
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$591
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$604
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$624
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$559
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$625
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$550
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$588
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$613
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$574
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$570
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$609
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$609
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$618
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$560
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$551
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$627
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$642
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$607
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$596
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$575
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$593
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$600
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$584
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$595
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$620
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$569
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$568
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$612
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$555
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$591

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1592
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1776
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1852
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1802
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2069
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1659
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1752
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1529
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1824
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1860
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1844
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1493
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1761
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$2098
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1898
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1780
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1552
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1585
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1776
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1670
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1788
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1853
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1789
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1449
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1889
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1809
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1957
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1784
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1797
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1761