Chongqing vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$2900
🏠 One person rent	$224	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$1081
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$310
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$2064
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	88	100
😀 Quality of life	72	78
🏙️ Population	32.1M	594K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 41% less expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 7340th and 4951st ($634 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 211th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 1.9 months in Kawaguchi. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Kawaguchi ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 1675th and 653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Kawaguchi

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	Chongqing	Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.91	$3.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$3.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$804
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$6608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$3750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$5.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$476
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$14573

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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 Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$1041
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$1033
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1104
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1196
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1071
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1164
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1098
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1088
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1066
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1607
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1090
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1107
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1089
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1088
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1164
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1084
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1081
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1136
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1088
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1105
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1111
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1101
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1150
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1045
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1080
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1117
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1094
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1086
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1124
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1103
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1099
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1079
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1079
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1124