Chengdu vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1735
$5858
🏠 One person rent
$281
$1560
🏘️ Family rent
$485
$2701
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$618
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.2
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1050
$4433
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
89
78
😀 Quality of life
75
89
🏙️ Population
20.9M
689K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 73% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 7467th and 924th ($666 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th and 798th 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 1.6 months in Chengdu compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Nashville ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 1710th and 281st 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
$2.83
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$7.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$6.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$1694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$1277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$3027
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$367
$2283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.5
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3917
$4118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$2822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$3.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.92
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$9.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.26
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$4.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$94.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$1416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13059
$30241

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$625
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$617
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$600
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$584
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$621
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$612
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$588
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$611
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$629
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$566
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$628
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$540
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$595
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$598
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$576
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$581
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$595
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$679
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$607
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$612
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$572
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$564
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$599
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$600
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$608
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$606
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$581
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$601
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$627
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$612
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$615
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$596
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$603
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$687
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$566
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$591
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$594
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$578
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$580

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2519
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2338
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2319
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2314
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2822
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2257
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2278
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2229
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2366
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2035
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2023
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$2085
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2210
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1747
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1815
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1790
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$1885
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1817
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1852
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$1937
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$1924
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1425
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1718
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1586
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$2090
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1720
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2109
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1745
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1703
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1766
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1895
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2080
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$2073
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1808
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1355
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1593
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$1339
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$2070
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$1904
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1581