Chongqing vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$1017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$2509
🏠 One person rent	$224	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$349
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$652
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	88	49
😀 Quality of life	72	57
🏙️ Population	32.1M	1.46M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 38% less expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 7340th and 5385th ($634 vs $1017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 15th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 0.6 months in Guadalajara. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Guadalajara ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 1675th and 5625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Guadalajara

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	Chongqing	Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.91	$9.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$1233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$791
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$28.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$2393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$1599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$7.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$6.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$5853

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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 Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1021
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$778
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$634
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$587
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$804
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$768
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$744
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$753
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$813
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$667
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$977
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$853
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$634
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$725
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$677
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$693
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$717
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$638
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$760
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$983
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$846
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$662
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$696
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1214