Chongqing vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chongqing	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$699
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1695	$1692
🏠 One person rent	$180	$324
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$558
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.3	$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$370
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	87	80
😀 Quality of life	74	67
🏙️ Population	32.1M	11.1M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 20% less expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 8185th and 7091st ($561 vs $699) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 4th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chongqing compared to 0.5 months in Jakarta. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Jakarta ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 2237th and 4721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Jakarta

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	Chongqing	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.82	$2.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$3.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$3.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$433	$664
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$231	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.8	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.46	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	9.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2367	$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1345	$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$22.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$3.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.1	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23821	$8840

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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 Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$567
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$555
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$400
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$665
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$480
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$517
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$561
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$511
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$490
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$534
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$523
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$429
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$488
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$482
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$478
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$488
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$422
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$411
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$390
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$409
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$456
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$461
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$447
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$440
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$444
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$413
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$409
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$551
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$384
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$457
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$470
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$413
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$420
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502