Chengdu vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chengdu	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1808	$4634
🏠 One person rent	$251	$1160
🏘️ Family rent	$445	$2033
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$589
🚐 Transport expenses	$87	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$3612
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	33
😀 Quality of life	72	80
🏙️ Population	20.9M	543K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 66% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 7209th and 2005th ($660 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 1656th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Tucson ranked 133rd in the United States, while ranked 1933rd and 528th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Tucson

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	Chengdu	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$1056
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$1998
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$329	$1646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$244
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4168	$2540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$2461
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.55	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$2.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$9.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.17	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.1	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$389	$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15153	$15724

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2052
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$1986
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$786
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2291
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2414
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2372
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2416
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2430
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2588
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2369
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2518
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2446
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1989
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2201
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2422
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2287
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$758
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2339
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2484
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$854
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$813
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1792
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$840
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1928
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2638
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2618