Chongqing vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1960
🏠 One person rent
$226
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$58
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$890
$529
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
87
70
😀 Quality of life
72
64
🏙️ Population
32.1M
2.95M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 17% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 7185th and 6450th ($662 vs $795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 1st in China and Ukraine, respectively. Check China vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 0.7 months in Kyiv. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 1966th and 4556th 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
$3.96
$7.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$1.38
🥤 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
$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$92.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.98
$5.57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
18.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$2412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$1325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$9.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$4.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$4.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27717
$7166

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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
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$422
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$529
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$432
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$545
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$469
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$421
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$909
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$418
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$473
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$449
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$437
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$956
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$437
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$860
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$457
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$576
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$806
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$487
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$467
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$679
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$876
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$375
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$491
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$450
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$503
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$537
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$515
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$780
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1131
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$457
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$873
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$451
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$516
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$717
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$748
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$563