Chengdu vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$3063
🏠 One person rent	$240	$469
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$1083
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$1589
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	94
😀 Quality of life	72	86
🏙️ Population	20.9M	4.04M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 42% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 7421st and 5000th ($623 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th 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 1.5 months in New Taipei. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 1890th and 302nd 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	$2.78	$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$1348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	2.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$9392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$4811
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$8.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$2.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$9.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$9.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$15.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$515
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$18855

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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 New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1181
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$875
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$967
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$731
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$821
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$897
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$728
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$894
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$813
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$796
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$770
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$747
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$669
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$625
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$788
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$814
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$648
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$644
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$627
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$681
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$823
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$726
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$688
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$630
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$671
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$603
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$682
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$649
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$601
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$587
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$677
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$616
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$451
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$671
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$581