Chengdu vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chengdu	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1647	$5312
🏠 One person rent	$252	$1378
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$2219
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.6	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$3266
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	91
😀 Quality of life	75	93
🏙️ Population	20.9M	548K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 72% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 7530th and 1330th ($635 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 39th 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 1.4 months in Manchester. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Manchester ranked 10th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1800th and 107th 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	$2.87	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$7.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$1050
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.2	$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3973	$5680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$3963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.61	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$251	$1945
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11647	$20873

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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 Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1759
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2040
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1828
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1680
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1873
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1883
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1513
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1968
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1783
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1578
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1652
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1746
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1833
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1850
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1832
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1507
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1937
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1890
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2023
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1834
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1804