Austin vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2455
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5709
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$1585
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$2741
$442
🍽️ Food expenses
$566
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5262
$957
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
65
88
😀 Quality of life
90
72
🏙️ Population
962K
32.1M

The cost of living in Austin is 287% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 858th and 7340th ($2455 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th 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 Austin compared to 1.5 months in Chongqing. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 142nd and 1675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Austin Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.7
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1949
$261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3348
$550
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2283
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.4
$8.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4187
$2326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2882
$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.98
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.88
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.03
$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.35
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.2
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1385
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22096
$26796

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Pflugerville
$2218
25 km or 15 mi Round Rock
$2163
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2244
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2260
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2223
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2192
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2224
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2182
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2182
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$2044
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$1969
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2066
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2148
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2132
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2134
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2033
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$1944
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$2152
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1853
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2230
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2215
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2107
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$2089
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2698
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2133
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1799
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2028
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2087
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2093
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2155
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2170
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2265
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2190
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2108
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2159
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2224
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2182
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$2056
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2097
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2305

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