Chongqing vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2015
$1995
🏠 One person rent
$292
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$474
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$748
$520
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
87
70
😀 Quality of life
72
65
🏙️ Population
32.1M
2.95M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 6% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 6733rd and 6536th ($712 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1st in China and Ukraine, respectively. Check China vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Chongqing compared to 0.7 months in Kyiv. Chongqing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 2233rd and 4566th 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
$3.98
$7.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$346
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$57.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55
$89.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
19.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5354
$2503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1622
$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.6
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$4.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$5.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.2
$18.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.7
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27785
$7179

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$554
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$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
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$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528