Chengdu vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chengdu	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$643	$2104
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1812	$5122
🏠 One person rent	$242	$1239
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$2039
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$4263
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	94	81
😀 Quality of life	73	90
🏙️ Population	20.9M	577K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 69% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 7269th and 1560th ($643 vs $2104) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 1383rd 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 2 months in Milwaukee. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Milwaukee ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 1633rd and 138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Milwaukee

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	Chengdu	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.81	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$61.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.85	$9.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$5.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$1310
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$983
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$2531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$321	$1588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.9	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.9	$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.69%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3743	$1712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2044	$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.52	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$2.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$5.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$165
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$1814
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18347	$24397

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Cities near Chengdu

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

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2016
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2002
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2021
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1964
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1947
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2007
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1971
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1995
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2002
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2003
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1948
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1803
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1984
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$1985
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1983
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1945
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1911
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1970
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1949
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2193
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1800
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2199
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2191
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2164
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1709
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2205
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2150
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2305
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$1926
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1855
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2107
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2143
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1935
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2314
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2221
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2195
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2269
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2240
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2253