Chengdu vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$623
$972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1664
$2129
🏠 One person rent
$240
$590
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$1043
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$82.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$103
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
94
36
😀 Quality of life
72
12
🏙️ Population
20.9M
1.48M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 36% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 7421st and 5680th ($623 vs $972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 5th in China and Nigeria, respectively. Check China vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 1890th and 9148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Onitsha

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Chengdu Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$1843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.5
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.7
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.34%
16.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3812
$642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2020
$1019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$4.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$0.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$99.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.02
$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$8.22
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$1.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$305
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11550
$1617

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$529
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$592
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$527
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$554
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$573
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$546
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$540
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$532
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$579
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$652
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$584
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$593
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$526
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$530
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$590
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$613
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$584
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$599
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$553
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$634
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$610
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$591
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$608
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$580
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$601
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$696
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$540
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$584
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$585
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$554
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$883
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$558
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$621
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$881
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$679
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$651
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$634
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$384
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$779
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$695
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$1502
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$764
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$776
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$741
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$601
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$535
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$655
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$677
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$553
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$1113
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$743
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$1030
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$1265
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$555
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$670
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$820
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$709
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$371
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$613
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$590
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$526
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$759
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$1121
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$747
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$755
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$647