Chengdu vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chengdu	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$2584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1647	$5778
🏠 One person rent	$252	$1504
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$2234
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$732
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.6	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$4329
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	100
😀 Quality of life	75	93
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.6M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 75% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 7530th and 744th ($635 vs $2584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 660th 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Philadelphia ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 1800th and 95th 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	$2.87	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$2401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$1807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.2	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3973	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$2372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.61	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$4.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$8.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$3.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$85.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$251	$2021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11647	$15283

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2603
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2578
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2603
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2476
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2568
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2594
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2358
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2620
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2610
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2737
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2267
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2676
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2671
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2355
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2741
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2533
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2121
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2608
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3102
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2524
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2797
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2846
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2883
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2770
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2880
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2278
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2948
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2239
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2737
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2886