Chongqing vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$561
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1695
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$180
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.3
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$914
$752
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
87
69
😀 Quality of life
74
72
🏙️ Population
32.1M
10.5M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 15% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8185th and 7341st ($561 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 78th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chongqing compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Ranked 7th vs 20th best cities to live in China, and 2237th vs 3389th 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
$2.82
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$231
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.8
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.46
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.87%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2367
$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.06
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.1
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.9
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$271
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23821
$21416

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$542
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$569
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$575
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$562
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$565
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$645
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$541
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$573
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$551
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$598
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$538
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$570
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$583
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$551
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$591
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$538
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$557
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$601
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$599
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$635
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$563
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$571
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$563
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$528
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$569
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$557
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$552
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$588
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$558
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$544
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$596
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$536
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$580
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$567
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$583
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$587
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$562
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$568
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$571
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$537

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598