Chengdu vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$6395
🏠 One person rent	$240	$1516
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$4131
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	99
😀 Quality of life	72	90
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.6M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 76% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 7421st and 664th ($623 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 610th 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 1.6 months in Philadelphia. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Philadelphia ranked 28th in the United States, while ranked 1890th and 138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Philadelphia

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	Chengdu	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$94.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$1200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$3231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$3404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$2379
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$9.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$6.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$3.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$3.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$2066
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$19774

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693