Chengdu vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chengdu	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1808	$5959
🏠 One person rent	$251	$1338
🏘️ Family rent	$445	$2858
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$87	$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$3414
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	94	99
😀 Quality of life	72	95
🏙️ Population	20.9M	2.15M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 72% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 7209th and 998th ($660 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st 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 1.4 months in Paris. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 1933rd and 22nd 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	$2.91	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$8.18
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$329	$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4168	$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.55	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.17	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.1	$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$389	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15153	$18941

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$614
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$605
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$587
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$572
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$611
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$591
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$604
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$624
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$559
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$625
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$550
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$588
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$613
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$574
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$570
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$609
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$609
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$618
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$560
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$551
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$627
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$642
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$607
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$596
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$575
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$593
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$600
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$584
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$595
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$620
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$569
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$568
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$612
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$555
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$591

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1826
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1669
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1894
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1699
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1628
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1309
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1532
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1423
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1643
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1312
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1370
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1320
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1195
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1221
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1244
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1448
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1262
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1607
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1349
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1474
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1286
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1395