Chongqing vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$601
$2674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1793
$6072
🏠 One person rent
$205
$1749
🏘️ Family rent
$357
$3066
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.6
$234
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1018
$1241
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
76
100
😀 Quality of life
74
82
🏙️ Population
32.1M
7.41M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 78% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 7933rd and 621st ($601 vs $2674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 214th and 1st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Ranked 8th vs 1st best cities to live in China, and 2353rd vs 632nd 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
$2.89
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$6.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$2025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$1485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$3592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$267
$2650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.25
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2609
$25175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1535
$16126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$24.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.92
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$77.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.74
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.1
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.7
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$1026
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24477
$22890

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Distance City Cost of living
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$581
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$608
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$612
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$600
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$595
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$679
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$572
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$607
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$576
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$628
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$566
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$599
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$612
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$578
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$621
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$564
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$582
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$627
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$629
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$666
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$595
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$600
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$588
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$540
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$591
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$584
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$581
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$617
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$580
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$566
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$625
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$611
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$594
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$612
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$606
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$588
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$598
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$674
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1718
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$534
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$666
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$621
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$848
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$782
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$943
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$844
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$765
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$832
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$896
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$589
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$807
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$465
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$673
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$816
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$760
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$789
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$790
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$769
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$814
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$730
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$738
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$698
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$696
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$723
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$694
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$699
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$903
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$608