Chengdu vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$240	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$1842
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	92
😀 Quality of life	72	86
🏙️ Population	20.9M	2.75M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 64% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 7421st and 2624th ($623 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 2nd in China and Italy, respectively. Check China vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 1890th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Rome

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	Chengdu	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201