Chengdu vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chengdu	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$643	$2623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1812	$6220
🏠 One person rent	$242	$1671
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$3099
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$4605
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	78
😀 Quality of life	73	87
🏙️ Population	20.9M	689K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 75% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 7269th and 489th ($643 vs $2623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 441st 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 7th best city to live in China vs Nashville ranked 46th in the United States, while ranked 1633rd and 198th 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	$2.81	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$77.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.85	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$6.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$5.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$1839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$1401
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$3812
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$321	$2623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.9	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.9	$75.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.69%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3743	$3579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2044	$3234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.52	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$5.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$3.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$90
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$54
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$1334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18347	$20441

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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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2438
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2367
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2345
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2312
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2300
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2255
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2293
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2260
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2534
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2155
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$1968
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$1987
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2220
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1651
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1766
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1725
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$2004
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1817
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$2123
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$2386
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$2546
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1313
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$2045
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1702
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$1941
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1812
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$1985
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1785
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1742
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1768
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1933
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2026
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$1515
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1910
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1487
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1768
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$2142
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$1972
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$2120
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1675