Chengdu vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chengdu	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1808	$4963
🏠 One person rent	$251	$1193
🏘️ Family rent	$445	$1867
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$87	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$3947
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	94	81
😀 Quality of life	72	89
🏙️ Population	20.9M	577K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 68% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 7209th and 1688th ($660 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 1442nd 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 1.9 months in Milwaukee. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Milwaukee ranked 43rd in the United States, while ranked 1933rd and 188th 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	$2.91	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$1303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$967
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$2324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$329	$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4168	$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$1439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.55	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.17	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.1	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$389	$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15153	$24309

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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 Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1955
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2022
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1991
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2015
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2014
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1962
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1818
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2011
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2008
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1997
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1967
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1904
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1968
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1943
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2291
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1834
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2267
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2285
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2295
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2276
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1811
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2309
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2202
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2407
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2069
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1878
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2158
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2289
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1772
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2343
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2331
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2376
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2393
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2357
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2392