Chongqing vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1860
$2417
🏠 One person rent
$229
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$401
$752
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1102
$922
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
76
84
😀 Quality of life
74
72
🏙️ Population
32.1M
11.9M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 30% less expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 7730th and 6257th ($631 vs $899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th and 17th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 1 months in Hangzhou. Ranked 8th vs 20th best cities to live in China, and 1966th vs 3005th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Hangzhou

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Chongqing Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.24
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2743
$7694
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$3840
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.84
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.6
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24949
$25159

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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
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$670
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$667
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$696
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$661
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$798
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$663
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$611
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$660
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$657
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$726
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$684
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1147
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$708
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$678
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1030
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$636
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$677
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$658
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$571
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$646
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$628
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$645
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$686
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$623
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$581
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$643
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$671
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$644
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$651
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$627
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$725
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$674
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$687
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$659
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$789