Chengdu vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$5245
🏠 One person rent	$240	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$2384
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$4432
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	94	69
😀 Quality of life	72	90
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.61M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 74% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 7421st and 955th ($623 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 875th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Phoenix ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 1890th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Phoenix

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	Chengdu	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$12281

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724