Austin vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2590
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6302
$2015
🏠 One person rent
$1683
$292
🏘️ Family rent
$3179
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$89.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5536
$748
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
66
87
😀 Quality of life
90
72
🏙️ Population
962K
32.1M

The cost of living in Austin is 264% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 548th and 6733rd ($2590 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd and 79th 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 1.1 months in Chongqing. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Chongqing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 126th and 2233rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Austin Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.7
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$1.71
 Cappuccino
$5.58
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1357
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4238
$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2575
$346
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.76%
5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7634
$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2615
$1622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.8
$29.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$3.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.99
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.58
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1599
$346
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21605
$27785

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Pflugerville
$2179
25 km or 15 mi Round Rock
$2095
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2191
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2190
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2150
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2146
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2093
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2175
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2146
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$1989
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$1902
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2013
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2158
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2146
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2066
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2219
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$1925
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$2186
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1829
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2071
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2220
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2136
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$1988
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2737
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2108
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1801
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2148
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2128
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2126
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2149
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2129
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2221
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2199
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2118
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2143
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2306
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2141
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$2055
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2107
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2338

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$554
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$564
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548