Chongqing vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$2289
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$5688
🏠 One person rent	$224	$1368
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$2517
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$621
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$4336
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	88	82
😀 Quality of life	72	88
🏙️ Population	32.1M	919K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 72% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 7340th and 1178th ($634 vs $2289) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 1073rd 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 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 1.9 months in Fort Worth. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Fort Worth ranked 47th in the United States, while ranked 1675th and 210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Fort Worth

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	Chongqing	Fort Worth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.91	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$1480
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$1079
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$2669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$2125
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	6.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$2229
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$2097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$3.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$79.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$6.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$5.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$4.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$98.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$1782
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$23220

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2143
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2148
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2165
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2126
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2093
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1883
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2086
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2079
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2105
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2159
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2089
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2305
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$1808
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2095
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2149
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2111
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2025
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2224
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2155
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2164
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2471
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2219
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2214
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$2014
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2176
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2258
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2246
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2242
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2538
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2395
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2158