Bandung vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$512
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1251
$2015
🏠 One person rent
$208
$292
🏘️ Family rent
$311
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$65
$89.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$748
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
79
87
😀 Quality of life
43
72
🏙️ Population
2.88M
32.1M

The cost of living in Bandung is 28% less expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 8422nd and 6733rd ($512 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 79th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bandung compared to 1.1 months in Chongqing. Bandung ranked 16th best city to live in Indonesia vs Chongqing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 6788th and 2233rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandung vs Chongqing

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Bandung Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.14
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.1
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.1
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$405
$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$220
$346
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.2
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.5%
5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1373
$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$472
$1622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.2
$29.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.75
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.43
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.53
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.1
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.51
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$42
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.4
$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$346
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10407
$27785

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Cimahi
$500
71 km or 44 mi Sukabumi
$547
82 km or 51 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
93 km or 58 mi Bogor
$480
101 km or 63 mi Bekasi
$552
103 km or 64 mi Depok
$393
113 km or 70 mi Cirebon
$495
114 km or 71 mi Jakarta
$718
116 km or 72 mi Banjar
$426
119 km or 74 mi South Tangerang
$545
134 km or 83 mi Tangerang
$573
173 km or 108 mi Tegal
$478
181 km or 113 mi Cilacap
$474
182 km or 113 mi Serang
$512
202 km or 125 mi Cilegon
$493
233 km or 145 mi Pekalongan
$479
306 km or 190 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
315 km or 195 mi Semarang
$570
323 km or 201 mi Yogyakarta
$427
323 km or 201 mi Metro
$422
327 km or 203 mi Salatiga
$403
365 km or 227 mi Surakarta
$383
443 km or 275 mi Madiun
$440
500 km or 310 mi Kediri
$439
521 km or 324 mi Blitar
$427
538 km or 334 mi Prabumulih
$450
539 km or 335 mi Palembang
$457
540 km or 336 mi Mojokerto
$459
556 km or 346 mi Batu
$403
569 km or 353 mi Malang
$383
572 km or 355 mi Surabaya
$522
578 km or 359 mi Pagar Alam
$476
594 km or 369 mi Pasuruan
$454
629 km or 391 mi Probolinggo
$469
661 km or 411 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
684 km or 425 mi Bengkulu
$521
740 km or 460 mi Jambi
$479
795 km or 494 mi Pontianak
$444
837 km or 520 mi Bali
$873
864 km or 537 mi Denpasar
$546

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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