Chongqing vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$2753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$6771
🏠 One person rent
$226
$1851
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$3862
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$890
$4007
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
87
100
😀 Quality of life
72
88
🏙️ Population
32.1M
7.41M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 76% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 7185th and 379th ($662 vs $2753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 1st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 1.5 months in Hong Kong. Ranked 8th vs 1st best cities to live in China, and 1966th vs 205th 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
$3.96
$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$7.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$1530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$4948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$3273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.98
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$29105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$18561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$3.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$25.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$95
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$1053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27717
$22381

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Distance City Cost of living
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$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623