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London vs. Chengdu Cost of Living Summary

London is 4.4 times more expensive than Chengdu.

Restaurants: pay 5.8 times more in London
Groceries: pay 91.4% more in London
Transportation: pay 5.8 times more in London
Housing: pay 7.9 times more in London
Childcare: pay 4.0 times more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9 times more in London
Clothing: pay 69.8% more in London

The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries in London are more expensive than in Chengdu. Notably, housing, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in London.

London vs. Chengdu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in London instead of Chengdu, you would:

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pay 5.8 times more for restaurants

	Chengdu	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.78 CN¥20.41	$25.83 £21.16	+828.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.87 CN¥35.71	$10.33 £8.46	+112.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 CN¥3.27	$2.46 £2.01	+451.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 CN¥2.20	$1.85 £1.52	+515.6%
Average			+476.8%

Chengdu vs. London - Cost of restaurants

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pay 91.4% more for groceries

	Chengdu	London
Bread 1 loaf	$1.53 CN¥11.22	$2.07 £1.70	+35.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.09 CN¥44.64	$5.65 £4.63	-7.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.77 CN¥49.61	$6.31 £5.17	-6.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 CN¥13.35	$4.45 £3.64	+144.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.85 CN¥13.59	$4.26 £3.49	+129.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.55	$1.56 £1.28	+74.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 CN¥4.12	$0.75 £0.62	+34.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.67	$1.44 £1.18	+86.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 CN¥3.32	$1.79 £1.47	+296.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 CN¥2.27	$0.69 £0.56	+122.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 CN¥2.62	$0.70 £0.57	+96.4%
Average			+91.4%

Chengdu vs. London - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.8 times more for transportation

	Chengdu	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.44 CN¥32.54	$7.39 £6.06	+66.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.83 CN¥204.07	$258.31 £211.60	+828.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,784.96 CN¥137,744.48	$36,531.14 £29,925.17	+94.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.48 CN¥25.51	$35.26 £28.88	+913.6%
Average			+475.7%

Chengdu vs. London - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.9 times more for housing

	Chengdu	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.82 CN¥86.67	$41.63 £34.10	+252.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$316.25 CN¥2,318.93	$2,834.46 £2,321.90	+796.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$175.33 CN¥1,285.62	$2,063.73 £1,690.55	+1077.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.71 CN¥269.19	$263.90 £216.18	+618.9%
Average			+686.1%

Chengdu vs. London - Cost of housing

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pay 4.0 times more for childcare

	Chengdu	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$379.82 CN¥2,785.12	$2,333.60 £1,911.61	+514.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,784.46 CN¥108,410.01	$27,892.30 £22,848.51	+88.7%
Average			+301.6%

Chengdu vs. London - Cost of childcare

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pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Chengdu	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.16	$8.27 £6.77	+642.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 CN¥23.19	$4.80 £3.93	+51.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.51	$19.76 £16.19	+468.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.49 CN¥252.92	$65.66 £53.79	+90.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 CN¥40.81	$16.14 £13.22	+190.1%
Average			+288.6%

Chengdu vs. London - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 69.8% more for clothing

	Chengdu	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.91 CN¥336.62	$96.94 £79.41	+111.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.98 CN¥329.82	$50.55 £41.41	+12.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.99 CN¥579.23	$114.87 £94.10	+45.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$64.36 CN¥471.90	$135.36 £110.89	+110.3%
Average			+69.8%

Chengdu vs. London - Cost of clothing

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