Chongqing vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chongqing	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1695	$2706
🏠 One person rent	$180	$529
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.3	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$739
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	87	49
😀 Quality of life	74	63
🏙️ Population	32.1M	1.46M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 50% less expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 8185th and 4902nd ($561 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 18th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chongqing compared to 0.7 months in Guadalajara. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Guadalajara ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 2237th and 5577th 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	$2.82	$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$8.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$433	$1245
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$231	$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.8	$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32	$36.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.46	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	10.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2367	$2697
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1345	$2377
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$2.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$4.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$5.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.1	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23821	$10889

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$542
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$569
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$575
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$562
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$565
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$645
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$573
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$551
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$598
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$538
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$570
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$551
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$591
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$538
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$557
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$601
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$635
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$563
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$571
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$563
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$528
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$569
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$557
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$552
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$588
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$558
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$544
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$536
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$580
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$567
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$562
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$568
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$571
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$537

Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$728
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1162
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$913
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$856
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$929
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1058
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$843
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$749
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$953
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$1006
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$815
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$717
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1030
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$873
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1296
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$832
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$858
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$861
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$901
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$860
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1108
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$753
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$896
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$894
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$615
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$846
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$873
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$764
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$803
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$941
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1184
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$872
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$943
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$857
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$687
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$926
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1166