Chengdu vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chengdu	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$2023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1647	$4466
🏠 One person rent	$252	$1202
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$1794
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.6	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$4100
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	94	81
😀 Quality of life	75	92
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.43M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 69% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 7530th and 1930th ($635 vs $2023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 1571st 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 San Antonio. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs San Antonio ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 1800th and 124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs San Antonio

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	Chengdu	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$900
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$1407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.2	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3973	$3721
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.61	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$96.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$251	$1129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11647	$15049

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$571
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$557
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$591
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$563
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$580
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$544
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$528
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$551
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$552
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$536
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$565
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$645
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$573
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$575
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$541
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$538
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$570
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$562
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$587
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$542
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$601
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$583
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$593
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$579
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$663
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$538
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$569
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$567
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$551
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$560

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2164
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2178
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2210
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2215
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2222
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2169
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2416
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2241
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2148
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2188
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2220
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2022
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2011
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$943
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1697
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2136
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1862
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1981
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1719
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$944
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$748
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1993
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1900
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2279
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2216
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2770
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2240
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2094
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1828
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2177
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2154