Chongqing vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1860
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$229
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$401
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1102
$1288
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
76
96
😀 Quality of life
74
77
🏙️ Population
32.1M
18.7M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 20% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 7730th and 6854th ($631 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th and 34th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Ranked 8th vs 3rd best cities to live in China, and 1966th vs 1149th 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
$2.93
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.24
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2743
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.84
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.6
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24949
$19408

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$595
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$625
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$629
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$618
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$608
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$701
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$588
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$625
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$587
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$643
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$577
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$615
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$630
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$640
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$575
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$590
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$640
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$647
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$688
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$612
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$615
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$600
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$549
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$600
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$598
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$635
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$582
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$579
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$641
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$563
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$631
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$602
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$629
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$616
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$588
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$593
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$614
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$560

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711