Chengdu vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chengdu	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$1330
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1808	$3121
🏠 One person rent	$251	$661
🏘️ Family rent	$445	$1063
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$87	$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$1616
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	27
😀 Quality of life	72	73
🏙️ Population	20.9M	683K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 50% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 7209th and 4271st ($660 vs $1330) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 67th in China and Spain, respectively. Check China vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Zaragoza ranked 41st in Spain, while ranked 1933rd and 1465th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Zaragoza

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	Chengdu	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$329	$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4168	$4520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$2423
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$45.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.55	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$4.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.17	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.1	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$389	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15153	$7709

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1094
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1314
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1309
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1464
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1016
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1391
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1240
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1399
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1439
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1600
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1209
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1500
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1528
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1162
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1623
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1244
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1495
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1697
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1436
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1688
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1122
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1321
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1688
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1105
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1274
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1491
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1317
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1494
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1220
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1444
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1473
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1581
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1522
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1511
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1577
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1635
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1573
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1439
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1471