Chongqing vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chongqing	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$601	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1793	$2388
🏠 One person rent	$205	$381
🏘️ Family rent	$357	$596
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$476
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.6	$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1018	$1116
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	76	4
😀 Quality of life	74	55
🏙️ Population	32.1M	24.5K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 40% less expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 7933rd and 5701st ($601 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 214th and 1st in China and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check China vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 1.1 months in Kingstown. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 2353rd and 6376th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Kingstown

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	Chongqing	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.89	$7.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$499	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$267	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.25	$51.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	7.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2609	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1535	$603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$3.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$9.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$3.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.92	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.74	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.1	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$6.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$64.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24477	$11266

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$581
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$608
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$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

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$989
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1170
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1079
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1078
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1454
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1136
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1012
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1232
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1010
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1733
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$699
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$641
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$610
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$844
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1166
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$679
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1145
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$767
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1330
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1332
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$771
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$888
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$642
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$675
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$741
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$788