Chongqing vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$2145
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$5059
🏠 One person rent	$224	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$632
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$4018
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	88	73
😀 Quality of life	72	88
🏙️ Population	32.1M	906K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 70% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 7340th and 1476th ($634 vs $2145) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 1323rd 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 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 1.9 months in Columbus. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Columbus ranked 59th in the United States, while ranked 1675th and 249th 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	$3.91	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$5.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$1314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$972
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$2378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$3095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$2954
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$60.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$5.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$4.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$85.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$1236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$15423

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539

Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858