Chongqing vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1860
$2019
🏠 One person rent
$229
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$401
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1102
$847
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
76
67
😀 Quality of life
74
71
🏙️ Population
32.1M
10.5M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 9% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 7730th and 7308th ($631 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th and 67th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 1.2 months in Dongguan. Ranked 8th vs 25th best cities to live in China, and 1966th vs 3241st 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
$2.93
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.24
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2743
$5717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.84
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.6
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24949
$25442

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$595
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$625
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$629
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$618
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$608
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$701
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$588
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$625
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$587
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$643
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$577
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$615
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$630
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$640
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$575
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$590
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$640
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$647
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$688
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$612
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$615
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$600
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$549
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$600
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$598
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$635
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$582
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$579
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$641
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$563
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$631
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$602
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$629
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$616
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$588
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$593
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$614
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$560

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620