Chongqing vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$2252
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$5500
🏠 One person rent
$226
$1332
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$2531
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$644
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$890
$4005
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
87
72
😀 Quality of life
72
88
🏙️ Population
32.1M
906K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 71% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 7185th and 1248th ($662 vs $2252) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 1100th 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 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 1.8 months in Columbus. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Columbus ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 1966th and 242nd 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
$3.96
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$4.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$1067
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$3082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$2051
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.98
$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$3169
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$3154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$64
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$1235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27717
$15346

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556

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$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829