Chongqing vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chongqing	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2020	$2442
🏠 One person rent	$226	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$848
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$890	$652
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	87	49
😀 Quality of life	72	58
🏙️ Population	32.1M	1.46M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 33% less expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 7185th and 5803rd ($662 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 16th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 0.7 months in Guadalajara. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Guadalajara ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 1966th and 5559th 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	$3.96	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$8.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$354
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$1110
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$333	$716
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$29.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.98	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.52%	11.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2378	$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.18	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.51	$4.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27717	$6136

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$575
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$607
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$618
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$642
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$609
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$682
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$609
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$574
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$625
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$568
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$627
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$600
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$594
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$611
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$577
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$593
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$624
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$660
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$588
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$587
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$591
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$550
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$612
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$572
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$570
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$605
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$581
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$559
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$614
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$604
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$555
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$596
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$596
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$613
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556

Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$683
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1012
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$779
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$735
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$764
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$882
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$737
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$630
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$835
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$826
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$719
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$620
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$709
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$687
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1165
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$784
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$738
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$780
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$796
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$674
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$978
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$886
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$659
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$729
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$522
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$691
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$748
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$601
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$698
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$879
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$941
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$808
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$839
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$861
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$647
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$844
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1153