Chengdu vs Oklahoma City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chengdu	Oklahoma City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$1922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1735	$4714
🏠 One person rent	$281	$1055
🏘️ Family rent	$485	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$616
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.2	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1050	$3644
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	89	71
😀 Quality of life	75	88
🏙️ Population	20.9M	681K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 65% less expensive than in Oklahoma City. Cities ranked 7467th and 2320th ($666 vs $1922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th and 1744th 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 1.6 months in Chengdu compared to 1.9 months in Oklahoma City. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Oklahoma City ranked 91st in the United States, while ranked 1710th and 312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Oklahoma City

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	Chengdu	Oklahoma City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.83	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$6.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.33	$5.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$983
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$207	$769
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$663	$1804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$367	$1279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.6	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$84.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3917	$2262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2027	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$47.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$5.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$5.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.92	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.4	$9.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.26	$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$3.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.89	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$95.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.7	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$1590
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13059	$25219

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$625
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$617
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$600
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$584
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$621
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$612
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$588
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$611
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$629
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$566
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$628
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$540
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$595
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$598
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$576
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$581
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$595
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$679
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$607
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$612
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$572
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$564
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$599
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$608
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$606
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$581
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$601
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$627
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$612
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$615
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$596
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$603
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$687
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$566
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$591
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$594
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$578
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$580

Cities near Oklahoma City

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Del	$1955
14 km or 8.6 mi	Midwest	$1941
17 km or 10 mi	Moore	$2011
19 km or 12 mi	Yukon	$1883
20 km or 12 mi	Mustang	$1947
20 km or 13 mi	Edmond	$1758
31 km or 19 mi	Norman	$2039
57 km or 35 mi	Shawnee	$1865
83 km or 51 mi	Stillwater	$1850
107 km or 66 mi	Enid	$1838
114 km or 71 mi	Duncan	$1853
126 km or 78 mi	Lawton	$1652
142 km or 88 mi	Sapulpa	$1903
143 km or 89 mi	Ponca	$1571
149 km or 93 mi	Ardmore	$1860
159 km or 99 mi	Bixby	$1894
161 km or 100 mi	Tulsa	$1876
170 km or 105 mi	Broken Arrow	$1884
178 km or 111 mi	Owasso	$1833
196 km or 122 mi	Claremore	$1842
198 km or 123 mi	Wichita Falls	$1581
198 km or 123 mi	Muskogee	$1536
200 km or 124 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
212 km or 132 mi	Denison	$2214
222 km or 138 mi	Sherman	$2249
231 km or 144 mi	Derby	$1860
246 km or 153 mi	Wichita	$1820
255 km or 158 mi	Denton	$1979
263 km or 164 mi	Corinth	$2177
264 km or 164 mi	Little Elm	$2225
267 km or 166 mi	McKinney	$2285
269 km or 167 mi	Frisco	$2393
272 km or 169 mi	Paris	$2115
273 km or 169 mi	The Colony	$2233
276 km or 171 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
276 km or 172 mi	Lewisville	$2076
277 km or 172 mi	Allen	$2293
280 km or 174 mi	Plano	$2127
281 km or 175 mi	Siloam Springs	$2034
283 km or 176 mi	Carrollton	$2188