Chongqing vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$1062
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$3388
🏠 One person rent	$224	$423
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$1181
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$480
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$78.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$536
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	88	24
😀 Quality of life	72	47
🏙️ Population	32.1M	235K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 40% less expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 7340th and 5085th ($634 vs $1062) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 1st in China and Guyana, respectively. Check China vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 0.5 months in Georgetown. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 1675th and 6400th 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	$3.91	$9.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$54.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$940
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	7.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$3867
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$1730
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$3.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$4.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$8.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$6.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$33.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$883
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$23423

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539

Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1031
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$789
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$777
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$560
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$953
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1178
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1084
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1645
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$890
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1643
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1062
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1070
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$737
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$746
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1418
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$639
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$716
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$684
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$695
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$1000
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1007
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$858
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$837
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$804
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1161
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847