Chongqing vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$5664
🏠 One person rent	$224	$1305
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$2467
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$581
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$4390
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	88	100
😀 Quality of life	72	91
🏙️ Population	32.1M	2.3M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 72% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 7340th and 1229th ($634 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 1115th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 1.9 months in Houston. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Houston ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 1675th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Houston

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	Chongqing	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.91	$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$1390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$1037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$2766
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$2058
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$2714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$1949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$71.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$9.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$18964

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182