Chengdu vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chengdu	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$4203
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1647	$9136
🏠 One person rent	$252	$2713
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$4396
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$874
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.6	$379
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$5599
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	100
😀 Quality of life	75	98
🏙️ Population	20.9M	8.8M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 85% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 7530th and 4th ($635 vs $4203) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 2nd 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 1.3 months in New York City. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 1800th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs New York City

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	Chengdu	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$92.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$8.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$3669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$2221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$5076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$3880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.2	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3973	$15299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$11127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.61	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$4.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$6.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$7.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$5.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$6.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$3.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$23.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$8.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$128
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$20.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$157
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$37.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$251	$1884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11647	$22663

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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 York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174