Chengdu vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$240	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$4749
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	94	82
😀 Quality of life	72	88
🏙️ Population	20.9M	468K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 74% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 7421st and 972nd ($623 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 892nd 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 2 months in Raleigh. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 1890th and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Raleigh

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	Chengdu	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682