Chengdu vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chengdu	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1647	$5700
🏠 One person rent	$252	$1497
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$2629
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.6	$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$3732
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	94	99
😀 Quality of life	75	97
🏙️ Population	20.9M	2.15M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 75% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 7530th and 843rd ($635 vs $2517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 1st in China and France, respectively. Check China vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 1800th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Paris

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	Chengdu	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$7.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.2	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3973	$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.61	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$251	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11647	$15084

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$571
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$557
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$591
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$563
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$580
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$544
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$528
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$551
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$552
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$536
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$565
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$645
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$573
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$575
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$541
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$538
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$570
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$562
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$587
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$542
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$601
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$583
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$593
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$579
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$663
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$538
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$569
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$567
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$551
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$560

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488