Benchmark Report: Living Wage Report and 2025 Update for Chengdu, China.

This report provides updated estimates of family living expenses and the living wage for workers in Chengdu, China. The update for 2025 takes into account inflation and changes in payroll deductions since the original Anker living wage study carried out in August 2015 (Chuanbo & Xingyue, 2015). The update also reflects changes in expectations regarding the normative standards for a basic but decent living for a typical family, driven by a decade of rapid economic growth and a near doubling of average household consumption per capita.