Chengdu vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chengdu	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1808	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$251	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$445	$1064
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$87	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$2198
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	94	100
😀 Quality of life	72	79
🏙️ Population	20.9M	594K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 38% less expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 7209th and 5234th ($660 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 362nd in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 2.1 months in Kawaguchi. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Kawaguchi ranked 21st in Japan, while ranked 1933rd and 584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Kawaguchi

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	Chengdu	Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$1103
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$329	$830
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$95.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	1.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4168	$6874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$4013
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.55	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$4.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.17	$9.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.1	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$19.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$389	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15153	$12607

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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 Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$980
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$964
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1077
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1038
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1059
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1038
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1000
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1641
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1052
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1061
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1090
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1056
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1106
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1016
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1078
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1121
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1062
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1068
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1033
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1031
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1060
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1124
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1033
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1112
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1084
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1096
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1044
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1095