Chengdu vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$2466
🏠 One person rent
$251
$407
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$629
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
94
35
😀 Quality of life
72
54
🏙️ Population
20.9M
1.43M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 30% less expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 7209th and 6023rd ($660 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 26th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Puebla ranked 13th in Mexico, while ranked 1933rd and 5982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chengdu Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$7.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$426
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$865
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
11.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$7.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$10619

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$811
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$843
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$734
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1190
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$729
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$504
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$835
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$757
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$723
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$763
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$772
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$704
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$759
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$694
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$589
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$844
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$789
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$797
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$660
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$623
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$741
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$726
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$830
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$941
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$727
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$707
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$601
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$748
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$707