Chengdu vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$240	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$4040
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	94	89
😀 Quality of life	72	97
🏙️ Population	20.9M	5.87M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 80% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 7421st and 129th ($623 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 1st in China and Singapore, respectively. Check China vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 1890th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Singapore City

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	Chengdu	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$27780

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605