Chongqing vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$5127
🏠 One person rent	$224	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$2310
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$2561
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	88	78
😀 Quality of life	72	85
🏙️ Population	32.1M	936K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 70% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 7340th and 1551st ($634 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 7th in China and Israel, respectively. Check China vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 1675th and 374th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Jerusalem

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	Chongqing	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.91	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$8.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$1903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$13235
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$8778
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$89.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$878
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$17799

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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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1930
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511