Chengdu vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$2629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$6215
🏠 One person rent	$240	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$2656
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$680
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$4810
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	94	88
😀 Quality of life	72	90
🏙️ Population	20.9M	653K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 76% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 7421st and 603rd ($623 vs $2629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 553rd 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 1.8 months in Portland. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Portland ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 1890th and 157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Portland

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	Chengdu	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$7.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$1314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$2917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$3766
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$3.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$14.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$1788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$16585

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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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741