Chengdu vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chengdu	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$2207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1647	$5086
🏠 One person rent	$252	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.6	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$3556
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	94	83
😀 Quality of life	75	93
🏙️ Population	20.9M	633K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 71% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 7530th and 1455th ($635 vs $2207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 3rd in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Stuttgart ranked 12th in Germany, while ranked 1800th and 93rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Stuttgart

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	Chengdu	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$81.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$5.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$4.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$1201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$1764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.2	$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3973	$6802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$5304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.61	$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$9.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$68
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$251	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11647	$17949

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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 Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1954
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1944
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1931
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1922
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1919
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1913
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1900
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1900
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1893
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1892
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1879
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1871
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1873
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1844
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1842
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1769
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1803
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1793
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1846
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1819
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1980
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1836
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1688
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1876
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1748
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1726
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1565
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1863
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1726
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1909
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1787
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1844
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1791
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1738
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1725
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1846
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1752
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1763