Atlanta vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2540
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5770
$2020
🏠 One person rent
$1567
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$2549
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$681
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5608
$890
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
95
87
😀 Quality of life
90
72
🏙️ Population
499K
32.1M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 283% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 714th and 7185th ($2540 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 641st and 146th 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 2.2 months in Atlanta compared to 1.3 months in Chongqing. Atlanta ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 140th 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
$18
$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.1
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.73
$1.8
 Cappuccino
$5.27
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.67
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1697
$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1286
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2880
$523
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2127
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$58.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$9.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3113
$2378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2438
$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$4.18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.47
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.04
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.47
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.23
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.17
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.8
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1299
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27237
$27717

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2337
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2317
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2253
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2267
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2501
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2270
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2303
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2255
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2314
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2275
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2237
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2353
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2338
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2450
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2387
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2365
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2044
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2756
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$2025
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2191
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2492
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1501
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$1677
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2194
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2140
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2087
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2168
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2164
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2214
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2205
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1834
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1909
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2125
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1709
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1627
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1668
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1822
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1813
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1960
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$2041

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556