Chongqing vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chongqing	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$2217
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1695	$5435
🏠 One person rent	$180	$1334
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$2328
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.3	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$4189
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	87	82
😀 Quality of life	74	90
🏙️ Population	32.1M	919K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 75% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 8185th and 1434th ($561 vs $2217) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 1234th 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 1.6 months in Chongqing compared to 1.9 months in Fort Worth. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Fort Worth ranked 61st in the United States, while ranked 2237th and 213th 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	$2.82	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$1045
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$433	$2518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$231	$1910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.8	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.46	$69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2367	$2208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1345	$2094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$5.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$4.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.1	$98.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$1925
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23821	$23437

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Cities near Chongqing

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

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2140
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2144
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2145
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2136
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2133
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1856
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2139
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2108
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2140
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2135
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2302
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2133
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2133
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2162
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2183
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2131
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2038
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2190
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2185
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2200
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2199
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2447
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2199
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2287
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1937
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2222
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2246
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2216
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2315
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2268
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2369
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2250