Chongqing vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$561
$2718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1695
$6205
🏠 One person rent
$180
$1790
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$3191
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.3
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$914
$1245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
87
100
😀 Quality of life
74
83
🏙️ Population
32.1M
7.41M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 79% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 8185th and 532nd ($561 vs $2718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 1st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chongqing compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Ranked 7th vs 1st best cities to live in China, and 2237th vs 548th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Hong Kong

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Chongqing Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.82
$8.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$7.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$2068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$1498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$3648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$231
$2751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.8
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.46
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.87%
3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2367
$26310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$16253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$25.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.06
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.1
$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.9
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$271
$1018
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23821
$22102

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$878
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$662
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1746
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$518
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$662
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$829
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$758
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$941
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$589
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$827
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$766
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$777
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$794
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$816
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$892
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$579
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$454
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$669
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$765
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$773
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$780
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$766
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$897
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$750
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$726
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$697
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$681
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$707
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$677
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$693
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$901
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$546
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598