Chongqing vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Chongqing Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$1803
🏠 One person rent
$220
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$393
$447
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.9
$74.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$778
$868
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
88
95
😀 Quality of life
70
58
🏙️ Population
7.74M
9.5M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 6% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 6894th and 7300th ($685 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 210th and 486th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Chongqing compared to 1.3 months in Foshan. Ranked 17th vs 23rd best cities to live in China, and 2507th vs 5593rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Foshan

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Chongqing Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.61
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.5
$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.09
$4.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.27
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$301
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31
$37.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.7
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.6
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.31%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2754
$5675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1687
$2314
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$17.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.24
$4.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.54
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$6.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.54
$6.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$3.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.8
$59.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$368
$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22014
$25493

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$654
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$722
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$667
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$735
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$720
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$786
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$657
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$684
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$676
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$704
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$666
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$726
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$693
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$710
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$679
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$669
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$668
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$719
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$713
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$759
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$720
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$664
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$723
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$565
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$765
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$659
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$656
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$673
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$669
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$661
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$669
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$671
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$666
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$657
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$669
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$707
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$599
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$718
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$688
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$652

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$863
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$702
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$612
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$762
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$724
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$730
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$668
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$686
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1610
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$716
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$1079
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$757
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2380
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2884
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$718
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$692
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$721
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$701
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$656
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$700
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$709
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$689
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$516
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$717
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$775
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$702
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$732
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$760
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$658
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$697
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$788
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$661
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$1049
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$705
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$679
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$749
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$673
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$597
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$697