Chongqing vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$2364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$5468
🏠 One person rent	$224	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$2461
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$3990
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	88	56
😀 Quality of life	72	87
🏙️ Population	32.1M	950K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 73% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 7340th and 1022nd ($634 vs $2364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 935th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Jacksonville ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 1675th and 293rd 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	$3.91	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$6.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$1470
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$2044
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$3106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$2417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$62.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$7.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$1306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$11096

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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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2247
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2238
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2271
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2196
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2136
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1969
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2211
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2144
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2064
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2278
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2212
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2327
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2265
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2286
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2308
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1502
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2018
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2269
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2294
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2371
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2373
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2335
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2440
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2392
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2316
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2204
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2576
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2171
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2181
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2280
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2577
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2634
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1897