Chongqing vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2015
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$292
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$474
$465
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$748
$386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
87
60
😀 Quality of life
72
57
🏙️ Population
32.1M
1.43M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 33% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 6733rd and 8242nd ($712 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 10th in China and Ukraine, respectively. Check China vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Chongqing compared to 0.7 months in Kharkiv. Chongqing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Kharkiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 2233rd and 5715th 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
$3.98
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.11
 Cappuccino
$3.49
$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$346
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$4.93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
17.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5354
$1351
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1622
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.6
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$4.41
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$5.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$1.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$3.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.2
$9.03
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$2.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.7
$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27785
$1310

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$554
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$564
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$439
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$504
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$425
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$525
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$419
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$446
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$462
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$637
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$509
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$560
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$433
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$543
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$498
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$498
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$476
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$511
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$420
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$457
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$466
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$498
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$493
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$451
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$401
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$423
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$443
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$559
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$601
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$576
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$760
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$406
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$369
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$401
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$501
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$526
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$490
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$531
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$495