Cali vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$829
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2097
$1793
🏠 One person rent
$318
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$357
🍽️ Food expenses
$288
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$77.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$1018
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
47
76
😀 Quality of life
60
74
🏙️ Population
2.47M
32.1M

The cost of living in Cali is 38% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 6645th and 7933rd ($829 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 214th in Colombia and China, respectively. Check Colombia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 5917th and 2353rd 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
$4.79
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.04
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$276
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$267
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.5
$7.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.68%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1099
$2609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$890
$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$9.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$7.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$5.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.2
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.39
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.1
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6650
$24477

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Palmira
$746
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$825
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$537
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$606
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$592
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$719
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$738
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$709
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$789
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$529
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$547
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$717
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$514
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$757
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$637
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$777
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$919
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$1062
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$663
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$640
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$992
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$1071
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$575
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$813
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$915
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$569
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$667
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$613
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$902
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$1019
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$614
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$750
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$598
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$764
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$744
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$754
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$538
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$656
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$703

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$581
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$608
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$612
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$600
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$595
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$679
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$572
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$607
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$576
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$628
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$566
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$599
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$612
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$578
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$621
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$564
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$582
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$627
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$629
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$666
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$595
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$600
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$588
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$540
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$591
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$584
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$581
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$617
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$580
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$566
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$625
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$611
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$594
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$612
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$606
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$588
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$598
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556