Chongqing vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$4093
🏠 One person rent
$226
$1170
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$2067
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$890
$3747
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
87
45
😀 Quality of life
72
80
🏙️ Population
32.1M
1.19M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 63% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 7185th and 2461st ($662 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 1st in China and Qatar, respectively. Check China vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 2.1 months in Doha. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 1966th and 501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chongqing Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.96
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$7.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$12.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$2598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$1675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.98
$88.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
5.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$4584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$3277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$112
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$798
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27717
$11230

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1719
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1218
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1226
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1267
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$870
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$989
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$878
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1503
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2084
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$561
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$548
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$541
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1050
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$556
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$537
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1232
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$558
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1586
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$546
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1457
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$489
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$713
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$507
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$716
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$557
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$552
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$786
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$705
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$879