Chongqing vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$2140
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1860
$5154
🏠 One person rent
$229
$1207
🏘️ Family rent
$401
$2066
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$667
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1102
$3790
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
76
73
😀 Quality of life
74
88
🏙️ Population
32.1M
906K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 71% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 7730th and 1634th ($631 vs $2140) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th and 1324th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 1.8 months in Columbus. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Columbus ranked 73rd in the United States, while ranked 1966th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Columbus

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Chongqing Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$6.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$1354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$2171
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$1698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.24
$60.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2743
$3423
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$60.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$4.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$5.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$6.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$4.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.84
$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$9.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$4.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61
$86.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.6
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$1464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24949
$20945

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936