Chengdu vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chengdu	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1647	$2106
🏠 One person rent	$252	$453
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.6	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$280
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	46
😀 Quality of life	75	56
🏙️ Population	20.9M	2.96M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 25% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 7530th and 6476th ($635 vs $844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 1st in China and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check China vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.3 months in Tashkent. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 1800th and 6210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Tashkent

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	Chengdu	Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$591
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.2	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	22.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3973	$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$976
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$9.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.61	$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$251	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11647	$9729

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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 Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$754
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$620
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$525
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$603
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$650
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$600
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$626
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$658
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$555
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$562
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$648
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$680
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$480
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$674
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$445
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$468
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$451
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$475
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$532
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$712
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$549
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$615
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$512
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$433
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$743
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$501
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$446
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$428
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$613
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$573
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$432
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$651
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$639
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$787