Chongqing vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1860
$1256
🏠 One person rent
$229
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$401
$336
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$45.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1102
$493
😷 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 26% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 7730th and 8662nd ($631 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th and 23rd 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 1 months in Kharkiv. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Kharkiv ranked 4th in Ukraine, while ranked 1966th and 5430th 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
$2.93
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.24
$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
17.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2743
$1073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$9.81
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$7.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.84
$4.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$1.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$4.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61
$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.6
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64
$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24949
$2841

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$595
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$625
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$629
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$618
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$608
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$701
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$588
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$625
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$587
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$643
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$577
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$615
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$630
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$640
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$575
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$590
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$640
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$647
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$688
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$612
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$615
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$600
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$549
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$600
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$598
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$635
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$582
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$579
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$641
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$563
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$631
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$602
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$629
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$616
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$588
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$593
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$614
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$560

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Distance City Cost of living
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$746
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$475
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$518
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$618
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$539
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$611
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$685
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$749
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$642
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$628
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$490
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$621
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$525
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$534
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$471
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$790
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$766
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$448
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$730
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$518
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$554
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$757
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$635
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$732
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$479
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$779
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$891
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$855
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$853
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$589
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$529
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$409
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$694
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$974
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$691
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$798
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$591