Chengdu vs Oklahoma City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Oklahoma City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$1832
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$4509
🏠 One person rent	$240	$1019
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$1671
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$3756
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	70
😀 Quality of life	72	88
🏙️ Population	20.9M	681K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 66% less expensive than in Oklahoma City. Cities ranked 7421st and 2302nd ($623 vs $1832) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 1898th 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 2.1 months in Oklahoma City. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Oklahoma City ranked 46th in the United States, while ranked 1890th and 208th 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	$2.78	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$6.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$773
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$2111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$1675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$3.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$94.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$1575
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$23318

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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 Oklahoma City

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Del	$1878
14 km or 8.6 mi	Midwest	$1861
17 km or 10 mi	Moore	$1946
19 km or 12 mi	Yukon	$1824
20 km or 12 mi	Mustang	$1862
20 km or 13 mi	Edmond	$1621
31 km or 19 mi	Norman	$1989
57 km or 35 mi	Shawnee	$1855
83 km or 51 mi	Stillwater	$1748
107 km or 66 mi	Enid	$1814
114 km or 71 mi	Duncan	$1816
126 km or 78 mi	Lawton	$1638
142 km or 88 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
143 km or 89 mi	Ponca	$1671
149 km or 93 mi	Ardmore	$1865
159 km or 99 mi	Bixby	$1874
161 km or 100 mi	Tulsa	$1851
170 km or 105 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
178 km or 111 mi	Owasso	$1864
196 km or 122 mi	Claremore	$1855
198 km or 123 mi	Wichita Falls	$1544
198 km or 123 mi	Muskogee	$1629
200 km or 124 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
212 km or 132 mi	Denison	$2205
222 km or 138 mi	Sherman	$2229
231 km or 144 mi	Derby	$1846
246 km or 153 mi	Wichita	$1811
255 km or 158 mi	Denton	$2014
263 km or 164 mi	Corinth	$2219
264 km or 164 mi	Little Elm	$2246
267 km or 166 mi	McKinney	$2239
269 km or 167 mi	Frisco	$2395
272 km or 169 mi	Paris	$2111
273 km or 169 mi	The Colony	$2258
276 km or 171 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
276 km or 172 mi	Lewisville	$2025
277 km or 172 mi	Allen	$2253
280 km or 174 mi	Plano	$2538
281 km or 175 mi	Siloam Springs	$2015
283 km or 176 mi	Carrollton	$2184