Chengdu vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: November 06, 2023

	Chengdu	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$656	$4030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1855	$8817
🏠 One person rent	$249	$2678
🏘️ Family rent	$454	$4421
🍽️ Food expenses	$243	$783
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.1	$380
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$811	$6702
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	100
😀 Quality of life	74	97
🏙️ Population	20.9M	8.8M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 84% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6981st and 5th ($656 vs $4030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 134th and 3rd 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 1.2 months in Chengdu compared to 1.7 months in New York City. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 1530th and 8th 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	$2.68	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.67	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$8.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$5.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$3421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$2276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$638	$4849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$342	$4025
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.9	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	6.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3976	$15885
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2048	$11377
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.4	$131
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$4.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$6.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$5.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$16.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$5.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$6.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$3.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$3.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$3.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$19.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$16.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.09	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$5.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.8	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.5	$17.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.2	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.8	$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$2529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18315	$17650

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$615
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$613
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$599
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$578
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$617
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$608
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$596
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$607
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$631
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$556
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$629
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$528
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$622
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$602
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$564
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$588
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$537
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$596
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$683
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$610
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$638
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$552
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$554
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$621
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$659
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$623
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$566
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$604
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$753
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$582
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$615
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$545
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$607
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$629
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$532
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$566
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$612
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$549
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$574
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$597

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	$2640
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$2320
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2546
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2566
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3050
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2518
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2485
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2469
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2336
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2622
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2452
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2398
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1926
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2550
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2357
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2398
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2583
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2374
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2261
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2279
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2519
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2678
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2532
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2355
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2626
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2688
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2291
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2672
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2649
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2624
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2581
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2530
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2330
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2564
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2747
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2717
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2413
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2437
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$2994