Chongqing vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$226
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$890
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
87
97
😀 Quality of life
72
75
🏙️ Population
32.1M
18.7M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 13% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 7185th and 6602nd ($662 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 49th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Ranked 8th vs 6th best cities to live in China, and 1966th vs 1036th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Guangzhou

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Chongqing Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.96
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.98
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27717
$15919

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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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671