Chengdu vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chengdu	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1735	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$281	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$485	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.2	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1050	$3974
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	89	99
😀 Quality of life	75	96
🏙️ Population	20.9M	2.11M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 73% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 7467th and 916th ($666 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th and 1st in China and France, respectively. Check China vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chengdu compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 1710th and 14th 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	$2.83	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.33	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$207	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$663	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$367	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.6	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3917	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2027	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.92	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.4	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.26	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.89	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.7	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13059	$17184

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544