Chongqing vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$1618
🏠 One person rent	$224	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$639
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$41.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$240
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	88	66
😀 Quality of life	72	48
🏙️ Population	32.1M	1.96M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 21% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 7340th and 8454th ($634 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 72nd in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 0.5 months in Isfahan. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Isfahan ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 1675th and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Isfahan

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	Chongqing	Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.91	$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$0.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$9.25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	26.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$1187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$2.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$5.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$13.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$1.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$115
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$77.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$594

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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 Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$502
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$502
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$562
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$525
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$529
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$488
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$455
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$513
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$536
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$562
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$574
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$651
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$505
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$583
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$681
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$577
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$680
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$597
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$675
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$469
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$554
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$563
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$710
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$557
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$698
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$788
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$693
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$665
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$684
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$688