Chongqing vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2015
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$292
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$474
$367
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$748
$838
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
87
69
😀 Quality of life
72
71
🏙️ Population
32.1M
10.5M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 21% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 6733rd and 7769th ($712 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 350th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Chongqing compared to 1.4 months in Dongguan. Ranked 11th vs 12th best cities to live in China, and 2233rd vs 2370th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Dongguan

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Chongqing Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$346
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55
$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$9.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5354
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1622
$3231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.6
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.2
$49
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.7
$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27785
$16599

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$554
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$564
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611