Chongqing vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2015
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$292
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$474
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$748
$1117
😷 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 4% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6733rd and 6607th ($712 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 54th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Chongqing compared to 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Ranked 11th vs 6th best cities to live in China, and 2233rd vs 955th 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
$3.98
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$346
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5354
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1622
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.6
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.2
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.7
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27785
$18235

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$554
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$564
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620