Chengdu vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$1330
🏠 One person rent
$251
$203
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$437
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$1320
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
94
57
😀 Quality of life
72
61
🏙️ Population
20.9M
5.95M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 27% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 7209th and 8532nd ($660 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 6th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 2.5 months in Pune. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Pune ranked 6th in India, while ranked 1933rd and 5075th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Pune

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Chengdu Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$21.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$32.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
9.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$2013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$1203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$3.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$6.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$8.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$4.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$52.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$97.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$1727

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$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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$312
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$480
110 km or 68 mi Kalyan
$396
119 km or 74 mi Mumbai
$716
119 km or 74 mi Thane
$484
120 km or 75 mi Bhiwandi
$368
153 km or 95 mi Vasai
$288
165 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
199 km or 123 mi Sangli
$310
206 km or 128 mi Kolhapur
$332
213 km or 132 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
216 km or 134 mi Aurangabad
$406
237 km or 147 mi Solapur
$294
237 km or 147 mi Malegaon
$394
273 km or 169 mi Bijapur
$348
287 km or 179 mi Navsari
$284
288 km or 179 mi Latur
$409
303 km or 188 mi Belgaum
$491
314 km or 195 mi Surat
$785
330 km or 205 mi Jalgaon
$357
338 km or 210 mi Panjim
$402
342 km or 212 mi Gulbarga
$254
347 km or 215 mi Mormugao
$488
361 km or 224 mi Margao
$429
366 km or 227 mi Hubli
$357
373 km or 232 mi Nanded
$335
403 km or 250 mi Bhavnagar
$297
411 km or 255 mi Akola
$304
426 km or 265 mi Vadodara
$406
447 km or 278 mi Nizamabad
$364
452 km or 281 mi Hospet
$279
474 km or 295 mi Godhra
$391
476 km or 296 mi Nadiad
$399
480 km or 299 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
486 km or 302 mi Adoni
$382
488 km or 303 mi Amravati
$283
501 km or 312 mi Davanagere
$325
504 km or 313 mi Hyderabad
$488
505 km or 314 mi Secunderabad
$414
511 km or 318 mi Indore
$379