Chongqing vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$561
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1695
$1702
🏠 One person rent
$180
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.3
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$914
$927
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
87
93
😀 Quality of life
74
69
🏙️ Population
32.1M
9.37M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 13% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 8185th and 7469th ($561 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 101st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chongqing compared to 1.4 months in Hefei. Ranked 7th vs 35th best cities to live in China, and 2237th vs 4318th 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
$2.82
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$231
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.8
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.46
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.87%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2367
$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$2183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.06
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.1
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.9
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$271
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23821
$9056

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$620
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$601
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$631
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$592
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$656
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$629
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$672
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$509
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$583
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$617
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$753
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$567
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$532
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$659
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$618
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$595
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$590
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$610
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$582
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$531
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$602
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$637
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$639
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$597
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$592
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$617
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$642
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$570
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$563
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$597
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$570
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$674
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$602
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$654
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$601
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$620
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$622
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$499
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$663