Chongqing vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$601
$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1793
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$205
$454
🏘️ Family rent
$357
$749
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.6
$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1018
$440
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
76
73
😀 Quality of life
74
63
🏙️ Population
32.1M
2.95M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 32% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 7933rd and 6441st ($601 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 214th and 1st 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 0.5 months in Kyiv. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Kyiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 2353rd and 5524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Kyiv

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Chongqing Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.89
$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$545
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$267
$557
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
$65.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.25
$6.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
18.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2609
$2565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1535
$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$4.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$8.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$5.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.92
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.74
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.1
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.7
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24477
$9101

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$581
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$608
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$612
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$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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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$500
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$562
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$476
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$584
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$545
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$465
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$792
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$405
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$516
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$450
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$806
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$484
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$826
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$464
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$637
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$796
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$554
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$622
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$748
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$967
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$534
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$561
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$686
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$499
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$686
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$574
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$869
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1049
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$682
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1042
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$757
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$568
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$836
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$873
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$628