Chongqing vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$601
$499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1793
$1275
🏠 One person rent
$205
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$357
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.6
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1018
$459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
76
61
😀 Quality of life
74
63
🏙️ Population
32.1M
1.42M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 20% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 7933rd and 8722nd ($601 vs $499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 214th and 24th in China and Ukraine, respectively. Check China vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 0.9 months in Kharkiv. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Kharkiv ranked 4th in Ukraine, while ranked 2353rd and 5605th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Kharkiv

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Chongqing Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.89
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$267
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$80.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.25
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2609
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1535
$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$8.47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$7.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$4.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.92
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.74
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.1
$7.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.7
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24477
$2953

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$608
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$612
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$600
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$595
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$679
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$572
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$607
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$576
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$628
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$566
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$599
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$612
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$578
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$621
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$564
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$582
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$627
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$629
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$666
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$595
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$600
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$588
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$540
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$591
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$584
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$581
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$617
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$580
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$566
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$625
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$611
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$594
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$612
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$606
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$588
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$598
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556

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$757
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$490
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$516
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$630
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$505
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$567
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$682
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$748
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$644
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$637
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$465
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$639
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$528
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$549
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$485
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$761
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$724
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$476
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$696
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$529
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$557
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$705
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$597
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$686
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$500
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$697
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$893
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$759
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$882
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$545
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$534
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$414
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$680
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$905
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$637
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$759
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$562