Chengdu vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chengdu	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$3139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1808	$7694
🏠 One person rent	$251	$2066
🏘️ Family rent	$445	$4004
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$724
🚐 Transport expenses	$87	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$5811
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	100
😀 Quality of life	72	94
🏙️ Population	20.9M	690K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 79% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 7209th and 93rd ($660 vs $3139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 74th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 1933rd and 41st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Washington

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	Chengdu	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$2248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$1786
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$4843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$329	$3476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4168	$9758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$6572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.55	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$3.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$5.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.17	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$99.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.1	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$389	$2258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15153	$23453

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2890
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2701
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2537
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2279
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2505
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2777
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2675
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2575
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2447
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2504
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3236
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2775
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2664
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2599
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2807
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2917
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2363
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2238
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2223
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2281
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1823
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2887
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2140
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1955
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2294
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1948