Atlanta vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2628
$631
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6005
$1860
🏠 One person rent
$1574
$229
🏘️ Family rent
$2484
$401
🍽️ Food expenses
$713
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$79.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5455
$1102
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
95
76
😀 Quality of life
90
74
🏙️ Population
499K
32.1M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 316% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 688th and 7730th ($2628 vs $631) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 604th and 168th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 1.7 months in Chongqing. Atlanta ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 199th and 1966th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Chongqing

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Atlanta Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.3
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.8
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.3
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$5.39
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1746
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1275
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2981
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$39.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.8
$7.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.25%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3778
$2743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2636
$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.6
$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$0.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.6
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$160
$61
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1605
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22758
$24949

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11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2410
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2399
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2360
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2387
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2376
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2372
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2406
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2352
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2409
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2416
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2334
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2405
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2243
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2486
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2429
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2458
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2215
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2651
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$2968
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2289
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2494
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1920
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$2069
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2253
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2472
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2105
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2254
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2240
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2003
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2233
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1922
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1771
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2187
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1993
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1602
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1852
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1967
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1955
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1930
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$2010

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$595
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$625
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$629
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$618
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$608
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$701
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$588
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$625
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$587
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$643
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$577
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$615
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$630
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$640
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$575
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$590
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$640
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$647
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$688
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$612
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$615
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$600
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$549
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$600
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$598
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$635
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$582
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$579
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$641
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$563
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$631
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$602
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$629
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$616
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$588
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$593
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$614
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$560