Chongqing vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chongqing	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$631	$2259
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1860	$5420
🏠 One person rent	$229	$1358
🏘️ Family rent	$401	$2278
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.7	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1102	$4438
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	76	81
😀 Quality of life	74	91
🏙️ Population	32.1M	919K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 72% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 7730th and 1371st ($631 vs $2259) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th and 1148th 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 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 2 months in Fort Worth. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Fort Worth ranked 28th in the United States, while ranked 1966th and 137th 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	$2.93	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.3	$55
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.76	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$5.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$6.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$1370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$1096
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$2396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$299	$1898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.24	$72.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2743	$2968
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22	$74.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.85	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$5.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.84	$19.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$4.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.27	$5.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.87	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61	$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.6	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$1803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24949	$25420

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Cities near Chongqing

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

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2147
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2151
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2155
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2137
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2128
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1913
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2122
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2128
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2129
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2164
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2316
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2042
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2086
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2120
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2170
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2017
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2062
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2206
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2148
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2182
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2168
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2205
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2202
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1968
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2193
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2220
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2209
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2172
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2155
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2397
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2205