Cost of Living & Income: Chengdu vs Boston

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Chengdu and Boston are averages compiled from millions of user-contributed income and living-cost entries worldwide over the last 12 months (updated July 2026), converted to Chinese yuan (CNY, ¥). Green 🟢 marks a higher income or a lower price. Source: NUMBEO, which is widely cited by international media; the Seapoe team compiled, translated and processed the data.

Income comparison

MetricChengduBostonChengdu vs Boston
💰 Average monthly net salary¥8,523¥40,497Boston earns 4.8× the salary in Chengdu

Daily expenses

MetricChengduBostonChengdu vs Boston
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥18¥186Boston costs 10.31× the price in Chengdu
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥148¥742Boston costs 5.03× the price in Chengdu
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥35¥81Boston costs 2.31× the price in Chengdu
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥276.8¥1,717.0Boston costs 6.20× the price in Chengdu
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥84.9¥560.0Boston costs 6.60× the price in Chengdu
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥64.6¥386.3Boston costs 5.98× the price in Chengdu
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥181.8¥560.2Boston costs 3.08× the price in Chengdu
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥40.0¥104.6Boston costs 2.62× the price in Chengdu
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥8.4¥6.8Chengdu costs 1.23× the price in Boston

Supermarket prices

MetricChengduBostonChengdu vs Boston
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥75.3¥127.2Boston costs 1.69× the price in Chengdu
🥚 Eggs (12)¥10.6¥39.7Boston costs 3.76× the price in Chengdu
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥12.5¥8.3Chengdu costs 1.50× the price in Boston
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥11.3¥28.1Boston costs 2.49× the price in Chengdu
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥12.3¥50.6Boston costs 4.10× the price in Chengdu
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥4.8¥28.6Boston costs 5.91× the price in Chengdu
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥8.2¥48.4Boston costs 5.90× the price in Chengdu
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥5.4¥20.5Boston costs 3.79× the price in Chengdu
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥37.5¥108.0Boston costs 2.88× the price in Chengdu

Rent & property prices

MetricChengduBostonChengdu vs Boston
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥3,157¥22,953Boston costs 7.27× the price in Chengdu
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥1,740¥17,549Boston costs 10.09× the price in Chengdu
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥5,711¥39,639Boston costs 6.94× the price in Chengdu
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,595¥26,433Boston costs 7.35× the price in Chengdu
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥25,294¥92,538Boston costs 3.66× the price in Chengdu
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥13,037¥43,684Boston costs 3.35× the price in Chengdu