Chengdu vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chengdu	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1647	$4213
🏠 One person rent	$252	$1012
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$1688
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$546
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.6	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$2544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	45
😀 Quality of life	75	89
🏙️ Population	20.9M	750K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 65% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 7530th and 2674th ($635 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 79th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Winnipeg ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 1800th and 251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Winnipeg

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	Chengdu	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$65.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$5.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$868
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$1468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$1496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.2	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	5.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3973	$2975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$82.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.61	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$15.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$76
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$251	$956
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11647	$11646

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$571
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$557
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$591
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$563
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$580
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$544
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$528
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$551
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$552
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$536
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$565
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$645
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$573
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$575
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$541
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$538
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$570
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$562
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$587
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$542
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$601
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$583
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$593
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$579
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$663
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$538
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$569
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$567
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$551
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$560

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1320
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1884
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1663
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1786
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2130
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1687
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1974
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2033
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1637
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1929
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1714
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2357
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1456
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1675
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2265
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2422
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2678
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2386
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1693
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2528
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2330
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2307
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2305
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2306
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2302
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2289
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2380
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2221
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2714