Chengdu vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$2649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$6134
🏠 One person rent
$251
$1700
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$3035
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$651
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$4686
😷 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 7209th and 514th ($660 vs $2649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 455th 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 56th in the United States, while ranked 1933rd and 226th 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
$2.91
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$6.53
 Cappuccino
$3.65
$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$1820
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$1457
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$2584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$71.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$3565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$3245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$69.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$17.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$3.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$4.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$1194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$20657

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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

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$2466
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$2384
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2371
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2339
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2670
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2270
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2303
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2275
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2552
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2038
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2028
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$1607
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2246
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1788
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1805
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1780
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$2081
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1802
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1926
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$2098
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$2134
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1323
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1854
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1651
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$1956
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1703
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2014
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1687
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1708
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1764
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1911
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2035
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$1746
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1780
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1317
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1627
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$2123
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$1995
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$2119
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1542