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Chengdu vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Chengdu is 54.4% cheaper than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 80.9% less in Chengdu
Groceries: pay 48.5% less in Chengdu
Transportation: pay 60.1% less in Chengdu
Housing: pay 76.4% less in Chengdu
Childcare: pay 28.5% less in Chengdu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.3% less in Chengdu
Clothing: pay 36.3% less in Chengdu

Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Chengdu.

Chengdu vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 80.9% less for restaurants

	Paris	Chengdu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €15.68	$2.78 CN¥20.41	-82.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.86 €12.54	$4.87 CN¥35.71	-62.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.09 €3.99	$0.45 CN¥3.27	-89.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.88	$0.30 CN¥2.20	-89.8%
Average			-80.9%

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pay 48.5% less for groceries

	Paris	Chengdu
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 €1.96	$1.53 CN¥11.22	-23.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.23 €10.95	$6.09 CN¥44.64	-45.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.41 €5.27	$6.77 CN¥49.61	+25.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.85 €4.73	$1.82 CN¥13.35	-62.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.32 €6.16	$1.85 CN¥13.59	-70.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.58 €1.54	$0.89 CN¥6.55	-43.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €1.03	$0.56 CN¥4.12	-46.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.50 €1.46	$0.77 CN¥5.67	-48.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 €1.73	$0.45 CN¥3.32	-74.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 €1.08	$0.31 CN¥2.27	-72.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.18	$0.36 CN¥2.62	-70.5%
Average			-48.5%

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pay 60.1% less for transportation

	Paris	Chengdu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.65 €7.46	$4.44 CN¥32.54	-42.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.60 €90.30	$27.83 CN¥204.07	-69.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,688.77 €31,877.50	$18,784.96 CN¥137,744.48	-42.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.84 €24.22	$3.48 CN¥25.51	-86.0%
Average			-60.1%

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pay 76.4% less for housing

	Paris	Chengdu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.65 €32.82	$11.82 CN¥86.67	-64.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,367.25 €1,333.32	$316.25 CN¥2,318.93	-76.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,057.37 €1,031.13	$175.33 CN¥1,285.62	-83.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$188.37 €183.70	$36.71 CN¥269.19	-80.5%
Average			-76.4%

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pay 28.5% less for childcare

	Paris	Chengdu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$756.26 €737.49	$379.82 CN¥2,785.12	-49.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,942.48 €15,546.82	$14,784.46 CN¥108,410.01	-7.3%
Average			-28.5%

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pay 50.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Chengdu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.50 €7.32	$1.11 CN¥8.16	-85.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 €4.21	$3.16 CN¥23.19	-26.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.40 €13.06	$3.48 CN¥25.51	-74.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.48 €35.58	$34.49 CN¥252.92	-5.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.93 €13.59	$5.57 CN¥40.81	-60.1%
Average			-50.3%

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pay 36.3% less for clothing

	Paris	Chengdu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.81 €101.23	$45.91 CN¥336.62	-55.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.57 €45.41	$44.98 CN¥329.82	-3.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.54 €108.77	$78.99 CN¥579.23	-29.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$148.98 €145.28	$64.36 CN¥471.90	-56.8%
Average			-36.3%

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