Chengdu vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$242
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$440
$1061
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$883
$1443
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
94
38
😀 Quality of life
73
75
🏙️ Population
20.9M
767K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 48% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 7269th and 4330th ($643 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 2nd in China and Croatia, respectively. Check China vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.2 months in Zagreb. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 1633rd and 983rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chengdu Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.81
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.62
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$599
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.9
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2044
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.52
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.13
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18347
$10009

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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
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1100
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$997
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1058
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$913
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1081
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1133
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1197
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$929
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$682
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$558
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$517
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1438
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$503
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1102
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1274
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1321
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1658
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$742
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$777
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1664
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1279
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$747
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1167
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$835
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1301
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1200
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1581
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1271
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1393
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1008
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1219
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$604
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$852
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1284
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$849
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$765
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$755