Chongqing vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chongqing	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$601	$2224
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1793	$5181
🏠 One person rent	$205	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$357	$2236
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.6	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1018	$3821
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	76	56
😀 Quality of life	74	87
🏙️ Population	32.1M	950K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 73% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 7933rd and 1439th ($601 vs $2224) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 214th and 1197th 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 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Jacksonville ranked 106th in the United States, while ranked 2353rd and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Jacksonville

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	Chongqing	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.89	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$1441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$499	$2481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$267	$1839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.25	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2609	$2629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1535	$2143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$65.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.92	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.74	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.1	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$1311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24477	$11934

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Cities near Chongqing

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

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860