Chongqing vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chongqing	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$712	$3374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2015	$8402
🏠 One person rent	$292	$2280
🏘️ Family rent	$474	$4877
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$837
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.4	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$748	$4688
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	87	20
😀 Quality of life	72	77
🏙️ Population	32.1M	41K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 79% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 6733rd and 32nd ($712 vs $3374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1st in China and the Cayman Islands, respectively. Check China vs the Cayman Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Chongqing compared to 1.4 months in George Town. Chongqing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 2233rd and 754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs George Town

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	Chongqing	George Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.98	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$6.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$3.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$609	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$1954
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$5734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$346	$4269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.6	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$120
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	7.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5354	$8481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1622	$5200
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.6	$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.85	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$3.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$4.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$6.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$7.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$9.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$7.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$4.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$4.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$78.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.2	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$24.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.8	$86
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.7	$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$346	$1229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27785	$25346

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$554
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$564
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$625
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$646
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$545
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$674
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$435
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$597
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$530
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$615
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$570
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$620
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$566
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$580
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$607
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$525
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$579
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$559
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$625
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$643
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$619
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$594
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$598
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$535
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$606
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$578
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$589
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$608
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$577
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$562
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$611
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$548
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$603
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$552
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$602
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$566
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$584
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$596
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$548

Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1371
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1209
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1138
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1784
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1269
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1092
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1220
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1182
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1137
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1626
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1869
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$674
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1001
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$768
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$698
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$936
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2555
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$758
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1250
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$2153
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1176
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3241
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$940
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1048
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1291
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1101
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1322
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1671