Chengdu vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chengdu	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$3178
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1647	$7315
🏠 One person rent	$252	$2092
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$3715
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$767
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.6	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$4255
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	84
😀 Quality of life	75	92
🏙️ Population	20.9M	442K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 80% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 7530th and 118th ($635 vs $3178) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 88th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.3 months in Miami. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Miami ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 1800th and 119th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Miami

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	Chengdu	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$5.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$3.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$2504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$1788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$4582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$3236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.2	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3973	$6063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$3867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.61	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$4.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$5.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$7.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$34.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$251	$1514
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11647	$25246

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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 Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2471
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2726
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2622
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2794
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2788
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3076
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2905
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2795
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2741
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2716
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2598
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2661
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3343
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2836
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2848
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3224
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2971
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3101