Bangalore vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangalore	Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$578	$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1542	$2020
🏠 One person rent	$249	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$595	$439
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.8	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1210	$890
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	74	87
😀 Quality of life	68	72
🏙️ Population	12.3M	32.1M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 13% less expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 8023rd and 7185th ($578 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 146th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Bangalore compared to 1.3 months in Chongqing. Bangalore ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 3393rd and 1966th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Chongqing

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	Bangalore	Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.37	$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.15	$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$767	$523
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$444	$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$58.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.3	$9.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.47%	4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2433	$2378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.06	$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.4	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.45	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.9	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.91	$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.6	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3497	$27717

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$378
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$331
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$337
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$325
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$330
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$243
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$308
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$338
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$307
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$306
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$329
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$380
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$367
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$340
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$346
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$325
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$352
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$310
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$287
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$304
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$350
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$279
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$433
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$334
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$289
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$433
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$382
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$572
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$298
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$298
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$351
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$355
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$368
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$394
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$351
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$357
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$316
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373

Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$575
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$607
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$618
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$642
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$609
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$682
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$609
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$574
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$625
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$568
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$627
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$600
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$594
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$611
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$577
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$593
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$624
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$660
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$588
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$587
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$591
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$550
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$612
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$572
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$570
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$605
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$581
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$559
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$614
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$604
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$555
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$596
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$596
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$613
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556