Chongqing vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chongqing	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2020	$4974
🏠 One person rent	$226	$1185
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$890	$2358
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	87	77
😀 Quality of life	72	84
🏙️ Population	32.1M	936K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 67% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 7185th and 1770th ($662 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 7th in China and Israel, respectively. Check China vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 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 1966th and 358th 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	$3.96	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$8.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$1355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$2790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$333	$1935
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.98	$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.52%	5.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2378	$12822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$8413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.18	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$86.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.51	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$91.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$859
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27717	$11066

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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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671