Cali vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$850
$631
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2137
$1860
🏠 One person rent
$330
$229
🏘️ Family rent
$553
$401
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$79.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$1102
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
47
76
😀 Quality of life
62
74
🏙️ Population
2.47M
32.1M

The cost of living in Cali is 35% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 6549th and 7730th ($850 vs $631) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 168th in Colombia and China, respectively. Check Colombia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 1.7 months in Chongqing. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 5632nd and 1966th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Chongqing

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Cali Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.09
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$639
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$39.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.5
$7.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.49%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$2743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$904
$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.83
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.27
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.8
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.15
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$61
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.7
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6818
$24949

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Palmira
$788
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$856
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$563
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$631
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$606
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$749
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$769
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$749
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$862
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$537
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$559
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$737
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$524
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$802
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$675
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$816
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$958
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$1106
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$694
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$672
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$1041
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$1162
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$593
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$858
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$1012
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$557
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$680
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$613
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$864
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$1045
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$630
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$740
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$592
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$797
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$795
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$816
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$516
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$653
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$733

Cities near Chongqing

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