Chongqing vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chongqing	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$601	$3759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1793	$8458
🏠 One person rent	$205	$2610
🏘️ Family rent	$357	$4644
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$890
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.6	$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1018	$7771
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	76	25
😀 Quality of life	74	80
🏙️ Population	32.1M	41K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 84% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 7933rd and 17th ($601 vs $3759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 214th 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 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 2.1 months in George Town. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 2353rd and 724th 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	$2.89	$29.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$16.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$7.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$6.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$3.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$2741
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$2265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$499	$5028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$267	$4147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.25	$113
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	8.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2609	$9286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1535	$3565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$3.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$5.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$6.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$9.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$17.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$5.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$7.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$2.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$4.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.92	$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$4.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.74	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.1	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$1841
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24477	$25268

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$581
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$608
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$612
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$600
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$595
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$679
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$572
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$607
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$576
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$628
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$599
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$612
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$578
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$621
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$564
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$582
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$627
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$629
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$666
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$595
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$600
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$588
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$540
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$591
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$584
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$581
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$617
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$580
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$566
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$625
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$611
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$594
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$612
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$606
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$588
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$598
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556

Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1196
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1096
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1097
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1155
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1324
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1141
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1519
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1170
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1091
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1199
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1164
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1138
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1315
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1616
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1018
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$993
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$970
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2770
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1077
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1109
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2134
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$835
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1579
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1289
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1461
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1165
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1234
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1355
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1647
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2932
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1112
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1128
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1232
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1169
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1292
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1664