Chongqing vs Hyderabad, India - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chongqing	Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1695	$1151
🏠 One person rent	$180	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$294
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.3	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$290
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	87	64
😀 Quality of life	74	64
🏙️ Population	32.1M	9.31M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 19% more expensive than in Hyderabad, India. Cities ranked 8185th and 8810th ($561 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 12th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chongqing compared to 0.6 months in Hyderabad, India. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Hyderabad, India ranked 7th in India, while ranked 2237th and 5455th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Hyderabad, India

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	Chongqing	Hyderabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.82	$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$121
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$433	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$231	$221
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.8	$21.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32	$33.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.46	$8.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	9.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2367	$1440
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1345	$832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.1	$8.02
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$31.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$47.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23821	$2504

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$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

Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$398
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$266
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$358
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$361
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$305
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$251
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$345
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$265
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$343
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$347
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$396
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$383
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$328
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$277
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$339
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$290
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$304
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$334
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$285
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$298
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$367
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$333
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$345
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$266
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$368
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$291
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$310
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$297
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$341
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$290
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$295
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$327
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$327
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$545
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$355
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$302