Chongqing vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1379
🏠 One person rent
$226
$210
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$545
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$59.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$890
$1008
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
87
94
😀 Quality of life
72
63
🏙️ Population
32.1M
26.5M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 31% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 7185th and 8647th ($662 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 7th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 2 months in Delhi. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Delhi ranked 5th in India, while ranked 1966th and 4744th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Delhi

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Chongqing Delhi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.96
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.39
 Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$751
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$62.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.98
$8.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$2366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$1279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$2.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$1.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$4.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$2.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$50.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$93.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27717
$1972

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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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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$445
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$391
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$533
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$383
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$275
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$351
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$280
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$328
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$288
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$319
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$303
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$292
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$284
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$325
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$252
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$360
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$371
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$375
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$299
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$358
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$397
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$371
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$395
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$286
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$430
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$339
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$379
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$396
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$378
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$299
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$373
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$268
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$329
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$500
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$368
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$393
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$406
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$407
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$310
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$360