Chengdu vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$240	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$5544
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	100
😀 Quality of life	72	95
🏙️ Population	20.9M	8.8M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 86% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 7421st and 3rd ($623 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 1st 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 1.2 months in New York City. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 1890th and 22nd 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	$2.78	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$21465

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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 York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111