Chongqing vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$1775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$4161
🏠 One person rent
$226
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$1821
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$890
$3710
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
87
35
😀 Quality of life
72
80
🏙️ Population
32.1M
679K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 63% less expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 7185th and 2613th ($662 vs $1775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 1951st in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 2.1 months in El Paso. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs El Paso ranked 134th in the United States, while ranked 1966th and 532nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs El Paso

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Chongqing El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.96
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$61.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$3.72
 Cappuccino
$3.3
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$945
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$1654
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$1491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.98
$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$1759
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$1755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$12.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$3.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$7.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$5.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$6.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$6.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$36.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$671
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27717
$7468

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Distance City Cost of living
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
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$974
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1834
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1613
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1636
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$813
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1805
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1847
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$778
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1834
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$854
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1665
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2111
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$803
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2099
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2230
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$792
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1682
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$1954
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$1986
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2026
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1629
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$786
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2040
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$2067
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2052
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2618
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2176
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1715
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$2003
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2324
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2342
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2313
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2338
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1896
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$854
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2398
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2372
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2414
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2352