Chengdu vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chengdu	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1808	$4931
🏠 One person rent	$251	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$445	$2192
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$87	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$4224
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	94	81
😀 Quality of life	72	91
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.43M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 70% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 7209th and 1380th ($660 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 1203rd 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 1.9 months in San Antonio. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs San Antonio ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 1933rd and 118th 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	$2.91	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$329	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4168	$6015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$2228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.55	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.17	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.1	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$389	$1127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15153	$10912

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$614
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$605
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$587
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$572
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$611
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$591
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$604
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$624
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$559
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$625
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$550
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$588
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$613
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$574
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$570
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$609
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$609
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$618
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$560
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$551
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$627
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$642
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$607
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$596
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$575
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$593
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$600
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$584
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$595
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$620
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$569
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$568
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$612
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$555
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$591

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2155
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2177
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2226
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2071
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2473
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2250
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2145
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2194
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2231
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2006
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2037
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$734
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1749
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2186
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1885
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2024
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1856
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$765
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$545
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1890
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1764
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2223
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2143
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2734
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2248
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1798
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2080
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2137