Cali vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1853
$2015
🏠 One person rent
$273
$292
🏘️ Family rent
$469
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$89.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$748
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
45
87
😀 Quality of life
53
72
🏙️ Population
2.47M
32.1M

The cost of living in Cali is 1% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 6693rd and 6733rd ($720 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 79th 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 1.1 months in Chongqing. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Chongqing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 6111th and 2233rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cali Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.67
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.66
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.71
 Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$346
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.8
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.55%
5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1105
$1622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19
$29.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$3.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.52
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.1
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.5
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.78
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.6
$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$346
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6394
$27785

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Palmira
$648
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$552
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$493
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$455
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$507
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$551
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$639
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$567
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$639
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$525
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$416
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$727
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$416
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$649
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$511
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$433
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$724
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$883
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$533
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$515
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$812
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$867
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$530
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$645
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$778
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$536
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$511
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$612
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$851
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$617
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$597
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$594
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$775
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$624
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$612
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$649
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$570
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$638
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$633

Cities near Chongqing

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