Chengdu vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$1464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$3391
🏠 One person rent
$242
$919
🏘️ Family rent
$440
$1636
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$97.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$883
$1771
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
94
93
😀 Quality of life
73
83
🏙️ Population
20.9M
1.86M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 56% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 7269th and 3564th ($643 vs $1464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 1st in China and Poland, respectively. Check China vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 1633rd and 342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Warsaw

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Chengdu Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.81
$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$3.8
 Cappuccino
$3.62
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$699
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$599
$1731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$1282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.9
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
7.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$5380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2044
$3613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.52
$8.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.13
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18347
$11854

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1238
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1218
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1029
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1040
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$842
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$907
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1029
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$987
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$994
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1161
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1027
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$816
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$708
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$973
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$936
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1016
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$863
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$999
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$949
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1006
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$415
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$1024
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1002
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1008
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1013
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$943
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$980
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1042
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$849
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1043
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1118
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1037
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$995
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$791
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1028
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$940
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1011
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$385