Chengdu vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$2508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$6081
🏠 One person rent	$240	$1562
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$2876
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$640
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$4538
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	78
😀 Quality of life	72	88
🏙️ Population	20.9M	689K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 75% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 7421st and 790th ($623 vs $2508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 733rd 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 1.8 months in Nashville. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Nashville ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 1890th and 244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Nashville

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	Chengdu	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$72.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$6.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$1711
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$3359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$2469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$3097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$68.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$7.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$4.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$1251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$30520

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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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2499
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2356
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2335
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2340
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2738
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2271
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2302
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2274
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2016
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2031
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2075
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2259
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1969
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1828
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1839
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1942
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1932
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1350
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1772
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1779
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2192
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2185
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1717
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1728
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1847
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1865
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2166
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2100
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1730
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1432
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1636
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$2025
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$2116
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1494