Chongqing vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1307
🏠 One person rent
$226
$210
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$392
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$890
$361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
87
60
😀 Quality of life
72
56
🏙️ Population
32.1M
1.42M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 32% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 7185th and 8657th ($662 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 17th in China and Ukraine, respectively. Check China vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 0.7 months in Kharkiv. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Kharkiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 1966th and 5755th 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
$3.96
$5.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$4.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$52.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.98
$4.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$1198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$685
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$7.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$3.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$4.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$1.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$9.07
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$3.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27717
$2513

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$575
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$451
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$473
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$449
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$533
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$415
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$447
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$457
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$679
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$506
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$576
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$421
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$546
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$456
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$469
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$405
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$508
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$419
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$432
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$471
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$491
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$513
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$465
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$401
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$450
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$422
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$534
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$627
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$572
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$795
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$469
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$375
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$416
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$508
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$507
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$490
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$537
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$529