Chengdu vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$623
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1664
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$240
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$1071
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$383
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$1581
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
94
38
😀 Quality of life
72
76
🏙️ Population
20.9M
767K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 50% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 7421st and 4331st ($623 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 4th 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 1.3 months in Zagreb. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 1890th and 843rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Zagreb

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Chengdu Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$50.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$8.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.5
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.7
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.34%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3812
$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2020
$2995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$9.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$5.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$6.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.02
$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$305
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11550
$10861

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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 Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1101
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$912
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1080
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1008
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1116
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1082
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1157
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$842
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$711
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$556
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$659
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1468
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$558
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1152
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1261
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$750
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1303
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1594
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$803
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$750
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1653
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1421
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$701
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$847
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$985
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$848
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1263
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1223
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1582
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1247
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1263
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1323
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$941
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1122
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$603
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$786
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1307
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$958
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$919
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$747