Chengdu vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$5081
🏠 One person rent	$240	$1241
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$510
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$2923
😷 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 70% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 7421st and 1662nd ($623 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 46th 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 9th best city to live in China vs Manchester ranked 13th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1890th and 85th 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	$2.78	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$6.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$1351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$936
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$2179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$84.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$1818
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$19551

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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 Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1806
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1672
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1806
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1675
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1497
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1753
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1762
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1376
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1793
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1737
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1686
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1486
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1456
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1598
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1707
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1680
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1706
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1401
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1764
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1897
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1710
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1681