Atlanta vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2570
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5742
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$1586
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$2465
$442
🍽️ Food expenses
$690
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5431
$957
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
95
88
😀 Quality of life
90
72
🏙️ Population
499K
32.1M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 306% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 704th and 7340th ($2570 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 650th and 145th 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 1.5 months in Chongqing. Atlanta ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 165th and 1675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Atlanta Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.1
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.39
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.32
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.74
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1651
$261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1325
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2827
$550
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2042
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$8.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2730
$2326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.7
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.72
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.58
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.13
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.9
$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.7
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.6
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1442
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27299
$26796

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2339
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2331
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2277
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2284
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2441
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2268
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2285
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2254
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2302
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2319
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2235
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2282
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2166
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2390
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2208
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$1993
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2657
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$1928
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2195
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2435
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1541
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$1974
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2213
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2094
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2148
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2159
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2149
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2076
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2127
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1888
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1839
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2128
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1704
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1636
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1652
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1726
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1736
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1901
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$1982

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$553
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$584
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$593
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$613
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$579
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$652
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$526
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$584
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$546
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$592
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$540
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$590
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$591
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$554
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$580
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$530
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$570
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$610
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$590
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$623
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$554
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$554
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$549
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$527
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$584
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$540
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$540
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$572
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$575
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$529
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$581
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$532
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$572
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$585
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$570
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$599
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$559
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$573
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$573
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$539