Chengdu vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$4646
🏠 One person rent	$240	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$2025
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$3603
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	94	46
😀 Quality of life	72	80
🏙️ Population	20.9M	398K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 66% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 7421st and 2367th ($623 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 1932nd 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 2 months in Wichita. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Wichita ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 1890th and 552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Wichita

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	Chengdu	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$879
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$1554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$3.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$4.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$15994

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1730
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1671
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1569
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1337
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1814
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1748
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1777
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1864
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1649
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1851
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1855
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1621
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1874
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1720
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1768
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2124
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1824
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1861
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1878
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1862
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2290
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1896
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1946
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1855
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2322
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2259
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2437
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2325
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1989
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1821
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2312