Chongqing vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2015
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$292
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$474
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$748
$4054
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
87
100
😀 Quality of life
72
89
🏙️ Population
32.1M
7.41M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 73% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 6733rd and 503rd ($712 vs $2614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Chongqing compared to 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Ranked 11th vs 1st best cities to live in China, and 2233rd vs 168th 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
$3.98
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$6.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$346
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5354
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1622
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.6
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.2
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.7
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27785
$20363

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Distance City Cost of living
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$554
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$564
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611