Chengdu vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chengdu	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$1013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1735	$2476
🏠 One person rent	$281	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$485	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.2	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1050	$491
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	89	95
😀 Quality of life	75	67
🏙️ Population	20.9M	6.21M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 34% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 7467th and 5559th ($666 vs $1013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th and 2nd in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chengdu compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 1710th and 4845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Chengdu	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.83	$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.33	$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$207	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$663	$959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$367	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.6	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3917	$2256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2027	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.92	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.4	$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.26	$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.89	$7.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.7	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$550
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13059	$13739

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$625
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$617
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$600
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$584
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$621
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$612
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$588
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$611
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$629
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$566
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$628
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$540
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$595
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$598
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$576
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$581
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$595
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$679
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$607
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$612
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$572
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$564
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$599
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$608
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$606
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$581
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$601
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$627
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$612
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$615
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$596
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$603
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$687
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$566
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$591
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$594
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$578
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$580

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631