Bandung vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$502
$631
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1227
$1860
🏠 One person rent
$210
$229
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$401
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.5
$79.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$284
$1102
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
80
76
😀 Quality of life
62
74
🏙️ Population
2.88M
32.1M

The cost of living in Bandung is 20% less expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 8655th and 7730th ($502 vs $631) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 168th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bandung compared to 1.7 months in Chongqing. Bandung ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 5685th and 1966th 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
$1.4
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.49
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.4
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$39.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$7.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.76%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$732
$2743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$306
$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.5
$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.1
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.6
$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.73
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.58
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.84
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.84
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$61
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.66
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.8
$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.5
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8368
$24949

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Cimahi
$468
71 km or 44 mi Sukabumi
$551
82 km or 51 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
93 km or 58 mi Bogor
$466
101 km or 63 mi Bekasi
$515
103 km or 64 mi Depok
$376
113 km or 70 mi Cirebon
$494
114 km or 71 mi Jakarta
$627
116 km or 72 mi Banjar
$458
119 km or 74 mi South Tangerang
$516
134 km or 83 mi Tangerang
$552
173 km or 108 mi Tegal
$457
181 km or 113 mi Cilacap
$446
182 km or 113 mi Serang
$472
202 km or 125 mi Cilegon
$469
233 km or 145 mi Pekalongan
$452
306 km or 190 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
315 km or 195 mi Semarang
$490
323 km or 201 mi Yogyakarta
$436
323 km or 201 mi Metro
$424
327 km or 203 mi Salatiga
$400
365 km or 227 mi Surakarta
$381
443 km or 275 mi Madiun
$419
500 km or 310 mi Kediri
$428
521 km or 324 mi Blitar
$416
538 km or 334 mi Prabumulih
$393
539 km or 335 mi Palembang
$371
540 km or 336 mi Mojokerto
$402
556 km or 346 mi Batu
$386
569 km or 353 mi Malang
$358
572 km or 355 mi Surabaya
$520
578 km or 359 mi Pagar Alam
$428
594 km or 369 mi Pasuruan
$437
629 km or 391 mi Probolinggo
$450
661 km or 411 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
684 km or 425 mi Bengkulu
$438
740 km or 460 mi Jambi
$417
795 km or 494 mi Pontianak
$419
837 km or 520 mi Bali
$1115
864 km or 537 mi Denpasar
$493

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$595
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$625
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$629
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$618
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$608
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$701
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$588
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$625
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$587
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$643
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$577
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$615
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$630
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$640
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$575
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$590
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$640
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$647
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$688
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$612
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$615
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$600
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$549
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$600
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$598
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$635
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$582
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$579
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$641
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$563
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$631
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$602
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$629
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$616
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$588
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$593
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$614
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$560