Chengdu vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chengdu	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1647	$2924
🏠 One person rent	$252	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$885
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.6	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$1378
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	94
😀 Quality of life	75	87
🏙️ Population	20.9M	4.04M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 44% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 7530th and 4867th ($635 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 2nd in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 1800th and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs New Taipei

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	Chengdu	New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.2	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3973	$14096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$6224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.61	$9.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$4.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$251	$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11647	$17207

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$571
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$557
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$591
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$563
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$580
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$544
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$528
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$551
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$552
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$536
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$565
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$645
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$573
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$575
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$541
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$538
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$570
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$562
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$587
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$542
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$601
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$583
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$593
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$579
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$663
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$538
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$569
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$567
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$551
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$560

Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1313
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$942
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$802
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$868
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$993
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$695
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$1006
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$914
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$894
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$894
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$914
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$628
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$634
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$854
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$894
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$628
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$621
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$615
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$700
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$901
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$753
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$707
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$671
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$616
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$696
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$666
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$697
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$600
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$586
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$672
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$604
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$454
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$650
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$589