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Chengdu vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Chengdu is 31.4% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 68.5% less in Chengdu
Groceries: pay 3.8% more in Chengdu
Transportation: pay 30.3% less in Chengdu
Housing: pay 66.0% less in Chengdu
Childcare: pay 3.8% less in Chengdu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.9% less in Chengdu
Clothing: pay 22.0% less in Chengdu

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

Chengdu vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 68.5% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Chengdu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.90 PLN41.15	$2.78 CN¥20.41	-71.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.66 PLN36.01	$4.87 CN¥35.71	-43.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN7.46	$0.45 CN¥3.27	-75.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN7.44	$0.30 CN¥2.20	-83.2%
Average			-68.5%

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pay 3.8% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Chengdu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 PLN4.53	$1.53 CN¥11.22	+40.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 PLN18.12	$6.09 CN¥44.64	+39.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 PLN15.78	$6.77 CN¥49.61	+78.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.02 PLN12.57	$1.82 CN¥13.35	-39.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 PLN10.55	$1.85 CN¥13.59	-27.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.89	$0.89 CN¥6.55	+97.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN3.10	$0.56 CN¥4.12	-24.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 PLN3.42	$0.77 CN¥5.67	-6.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 PLN5.77	$0.45 CN¥3.32	-67.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.72	$0.31 CN¥2.27	-25.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 PLN1.95	$0.36 CN¥2.62	-23.7%
Average			+3.8%

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pay 30.3% less for transportation

	Warsaw	Chengdu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 PLN25.78	$4.44 CN¥32.54	-28.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.22 PLN113.16	$27.83 CN¥204.07	+2.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,732.76 PLN127,764.24	$18,784.96 CN¥137,744.48	-38.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.92 PLN32.92	$3.48 CN¥25.51	-56.1%
Average			-30.3%

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pay 66.0% less for housing

	Warsaw	Chengdu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.20 PLN71.48	$11.82 CN¥86.67	-31.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,070.18 PLN4,449.04	$316.25 CN¥2,318.93	-70.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$832.44 PLN3,460.65	$175.33 CN¥1,285.62	-78.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$224.46 PLN933.14	$36.71 CN¥269.19	-83.6%
Average			-66.0%

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pay 3.8% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Chengdu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$507.82 PLN2,111.15	$379.82 CN¥2,785.12	-25.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,579.90 PLN52,297.98	$14,784.46 CN¥108,410.01	+17.5%
Average			-3.8%

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pay 32.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Chengdu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.71 PLN15.43	$1.11 CN¥8.16	-70.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 PLN15.22	$3.16 CN¥23.19	-13.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 PLN19.80	$3.48 CN¥25.51	-27.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.25 PLN175.64	$34.49 CN¥252.92	-18.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.66 PLN36.01	$5.57 CN¥40.81	-35.7%
Average			-32.9%

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pay 22.0% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Chengdu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.45 PLN371.86	$45.91 CN¥336.62	-48.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.56 PLN172.76	$44.98 CN¥329.82	+8.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.32 PLN367.18	$78.99 CN¥579.23	-10.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.18 PLN424.77	$64.36 CN¥471.90	-37.0%
Average			-22.0%

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