Chengdu vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chengdu	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$1552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1808	$3818
🏠 One person rent	$251	$876
🏘️ Family rent	$445	$1845
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$87	$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$819
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	8
😀 Quality of life	72	58
🏙️ Population	20.9M	24.7K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 57% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 7209th and 3466th ($660 vs $1552) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 1st in China and the Seychelles, respectively. Check China vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 1933rd and 5469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Victoria

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	Chengdu	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$3.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$707
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$329	$1618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$77.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$98.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4168	$419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.55	$41.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.17	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$89
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.1	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$389	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15153	$8081

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$719
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1093
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1091
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$711
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$457
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$502
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$804
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$826
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$789
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$674
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$767
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$560
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$701
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$777
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$736
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1397
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$675
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$519
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1432
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$601
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1441
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1481
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1444
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1538
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1451
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1665
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1457
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1454
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1371
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1500
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$348
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1394
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$639
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$548
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$684
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$535
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$482