Chongqing vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chongqing	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1695	$5689
🏠 One person rent	$180	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$2480
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$674
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.3	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$3017
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	87	78
😀 Quality of life	74	87
🏙️ Population	32.1M	936K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 77% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 8185th and 950th ($561 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 3rd in China and Israel, respectively. Check China vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chongqing compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 2237th and 351st 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	$2.82	$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$18.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$9.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$433	$2738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$231	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.8	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.46	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2367	$14293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1345	$9538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.1	$99.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23821	$23696

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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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850