Chongqing vs Gujranwala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chongqing	Gujranwala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1695	$729
🏠 One person rent	$180	$98
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$152
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$124
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.3	$38.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$131
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	87	43
😀 Quality of life	74	30
🏙️ Population	32.1M	2.03M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 86% more expensive than in Gujranwala. Cities ranked 8185th and 9199th ($561 vs $302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 30th in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chongqing compared to 0.4 months in Gujranwala. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Gujranwala ranked 10th in Pakistan, while ranked 2237th and 8772nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Gujranwala

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	Chongqing	Gujranwala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.82	$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$1.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$53.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$34.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$433	$95.4
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$231	$60
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.8	$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.46	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	18.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2367	$761
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1345	$522
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$3.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$4.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$0.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$2.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$1.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$1.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$0.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$5.97
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$2.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.1	$8.71
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$82.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$16.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23821	$843

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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 Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$316
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$363
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$320
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$311
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$427
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$380
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$284
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$277
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$372
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$333
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$350
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$376
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$303
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$337
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$291
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$351
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$294
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$443
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$421
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$340
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$265
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$344
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$347
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$357
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$373
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$362
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$354
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$270
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$334
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$351
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$403
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$262
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$301
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$285
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$330