Chongqing vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chongqing	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$2386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2020	$5446
🏠 One person rent	$226	$1474
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$2456
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$890	$4014
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	87	56
😀 Quality of life	72	87
🏙️ Population	32.1M	950K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 72% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 7185th and 943rd ($662 vs $2386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 837th 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 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Jacksonville ranked 73rd in the United States, while ranked 1966th and 271st 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	$3.96	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$1446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$2652
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$333	$2118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.98	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.52%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2378	$4741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$2423
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$60.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.18	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$7.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$3.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.51	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$1421
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27717	$10904

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$575
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$607
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$618
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$642
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$609
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$682
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$609
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$574
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$625
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$568
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$627
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$600
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$594
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$611
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$577
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$593
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$624
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$660
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$588
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$587
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$591
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$550
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$612
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$572
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$570
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$605
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$581
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$559
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$614
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$604
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$555
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$596
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$596
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$613
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2257
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2244
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2123
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2163
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2110
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1929
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2094
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2151
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2108
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2306
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2254
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2451
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2369
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2302
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2382
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$2099
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2198
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2279
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2353
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2408
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2380
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2408
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2397
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2364
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2457
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2406
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2382
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2328
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2231
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2594
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2071
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2228
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2289
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2595
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2609
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2267
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2283
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2075
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1872