Chengdu vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$510
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$1283
🏠 One person rent
$242
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$440
$397
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$71.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$883
$1223
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
94
57
😀 Quality of life
73
62
🏙️ Population
20.9M
5.95M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 26% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 7269th and 8446th ($643 vs $510) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th 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 2.4 months in Pune. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Pune ranked 8th in India, while ranked 1633rd and 5080th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chengdu Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.81
$5.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$2.8
 Cappuccino
$3.62
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$599
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.9
$41.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$8.36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
9.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$2481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2044
$1417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.52
$3.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.13
$1.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$10.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$3.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$51.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$93.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18347
$1763

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587

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Distance City Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi Satara
$400
106 km or 66 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
110 km or 68 mi Kalyan
$391
119 km or 74 mi Mumbai
$706
119 km or 74 mi Thane
$482
120 km or 75 mi Bhiwandi
$368
153 km or 95 mi Vasai
$315
165 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
199 km or 123 mi Sangli
$359
206 km or 128 mi Kolhapur
$352
213 km or 132 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
216 km or 134 mi Aurangabad
$379
237 km or 147 mi Solapur
$345
237 km or 147 mi Malegaon
$345
273 km or 169 mi Bijapur
$361
287 km or 179 mi Navsari
$301
288 km or 179 mi Latur
$431
303 km or 188 mi Belgaum
$497
314 km or 195 mi Surat
$809
330 km or 205 mi Jalgaon
$359
338 km or 210 mi Panjim
$376
342 km or 212 mi Gulbarga
$250
347 km or 215 mi Mormugao
$508
361 km or 224 mi Margao
$433
366 km or 227 mi Hubli
$361
373 km or 232 mi Nanded
$342
403 km or 250 mi Bhavnagar
$296
411 km or 255 mi Akola
$375
426 km or 265 mi Vadodara
$399
447 km or 278 mi Nizamabad
$360
452 km or 281 mi Hospet
$358
474 km or 295 mi Godhra
$385
476 km or 296 mi Nadiad
$396
480 km or 299 mi Mahbubnagar
$375
486 km or 302 mi Adoni
$350
488 km or 303 mi Amravati
$325
501 km or 312 mi Davanagere
$369
504 km or 313 mi Hyderabad
$470
505 km or 314 mi Secunderabad
$406
511 km or 318 mi Indore
$390