Chongqing vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chongqing	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$631	$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1860	$3187
🏠 One person rent	$229	$551
🏘️ Family rent	$401	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$500
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.7	$76.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1102	$1110
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	76	25
😀 Quality of life	74	60
🏙️ Population	32.1M	235K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 48% less expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 7730th and 4725th ($631 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th and 3rd in China and Guyana, respectively. Check China vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 0.9 months in Georgetown. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 1966th and 5871st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Georgetown

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	Chongqing	Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.3	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.76	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$5.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$690
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$299	$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$64.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.24	$45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2743	$3593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$1573
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.85	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$9.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$7.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.84	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.27	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.87	$6.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$7.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.6	$39.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$1019
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24949	$18825

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$595
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$625
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$629
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$618
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$608
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$701
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$588
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$625
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$587
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$643
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$615
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$630
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$594
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$640
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$575
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$590
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$640
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$647
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$688
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$612
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$615
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$600
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$549
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$606
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$600
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$598
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$635
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$582
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$579
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$641
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$563
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$631
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$602
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$629
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$616
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$588
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$593
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$614
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$560

Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1236
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$914
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$793
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$772
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$744
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1039
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1138
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1966
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$830
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1941
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1083
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1083
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$707
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$752
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1453
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$685
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$650
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$680
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$613
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$645
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$995
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1005
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$873
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$773
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$853
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1178
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865