Chongqing vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1860
$1770
🏠 One person rent
$229
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$401
$368
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1102
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
76
84
😀 Quality of life
74
71
🏙️ Population
32.1M
9.37M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 6% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 7730th and 7494th ($631 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th and 101st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 1.5 months in Hefei. Ranked 8th vs 22nd best cities to live in China, and 1966th vs 3146th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Hefei

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Chongqing Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$45.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.24
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
3.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2743
$3568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.84
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.6
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24949
$8681

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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
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$628
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$624
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$650
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$612
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$674
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$653
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$671
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$523
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$602
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$652
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$789
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$587
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$551
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$684
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$644
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$613
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$620
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$635
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$605
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$623
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$661
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$657
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$623
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$610
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$644
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$667
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$595
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$567
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$627
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$588
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$663
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$633
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$672
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$636
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$693
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$646
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$651
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$531
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$693