Chongqing vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chongqing	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$3644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2020	$8755
🏠 One person rent	$226	$2551
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$5134
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$836
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$890	$5788
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	87	20
😀 Quality of life	72	78
🏙️ Population	32.1M	41K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 82% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 7185th and 17th ($662 vs $3644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th 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 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 1.6 months in George Town. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 1966th and 703rd 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	$3.96	$29.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$81.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$15.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$7.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$3.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$2606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$2239
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$5633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$333	$4623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.98	$113
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.52%	7.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2378	$8428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$4209
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.18	$21.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$3.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$4.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$9.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$5.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$7.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$3.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$9.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$87.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.51	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$23.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$1615
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27717	$26502

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$575
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$607
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$618
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$642
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$609
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$682
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$609
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$574
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$625
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$568
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$627
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$600
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$594
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$611
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$577
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$593
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$624
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$660
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$588
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$587
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$591
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$550
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$612
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$572
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$570
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$605
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$581
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$559
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$614
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$604
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$555
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$596
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$596
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$613
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556

Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1123
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1018
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1103
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1108
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1260
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1113
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1405
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1110
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1076
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1182
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1203
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1096
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1260
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1525
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$978
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1024
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$821
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2760
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$849
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1046
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2117
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$783
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1556
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1165
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1325
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1143
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1280
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1416
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3014
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$797
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1001
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1143
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1031
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1041
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1558