Chengdu vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chengdu	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1735	$3641
🏠 One person rent	$281	$932
🏘️ Family rent	$485	$1570
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.2	$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1050	$912
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	89	8
😀 Quality of life	75	48
🏙️ Population	20.9M	24.7K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 60% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 7467th and 3471st ($666 vs $1646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th 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 1.6 months in Chengdu compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 1710th and 6854th 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	$2.83	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$4.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.33	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$207	$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$663	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$367	$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.6	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3917	$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2027	$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.92	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.4	$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.26	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30	$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.89	$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.7	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13059	$8971

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$625
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$617
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$600
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$584
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$621
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$612
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$588
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$611
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$629
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$566
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$628
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$540
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$595
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$598
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$576
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$581
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$595
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$679
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$607
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$612
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$572
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$564
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$599
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$608
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$606
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$581
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$601
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$627
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$612
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$615
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$596
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$603
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$687
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$566
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$591
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$594
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$578
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$580

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$724
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1237
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1233
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$743
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$481
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$553
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$807
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$815
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$749
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$604
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$819
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$796
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$588
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$551
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$544
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$496
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$408
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$523
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$712
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$542
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$419