Chengdu vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chengdu	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$3168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1808	$7320
🏠 One person rent	$251	$2164
🏘️ Family rent	$445	$4039
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$87	$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$4523
😷 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 79% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 7209th and 81st ($660 vs $3168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st 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 1.4 months in Singapore City. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 1933rd and 8th 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	$2.91	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$7.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$8.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$2514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$1898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$5063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$329	$3531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4168	$21434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$7782
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.55	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$28.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.17	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.1	$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$389	$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15153	$28407

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$604
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$745
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$752
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$699
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$630
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$585
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$518
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$571
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$687
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$499
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$729
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$579
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$950
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$670
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$420
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$441
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$459
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$530
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$671
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$669
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637