Chongqing vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$1633
🏠 One person rent	$224	$256
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$609
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	88	30
😀 Quality of life	72	36
🏙️ Population	32.1M	1.58M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 7% less expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 7340th and 6965th ($634 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 115th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 0.9 months in Leon. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Leon ranked 55th in Mexico, while ranked 1675th and 7382nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Leon

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	Chongqing	Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.91	$8.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$615
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$17.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$26.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	11.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$29.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$6.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$3.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$2639

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539

Cities near Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$768
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$853
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$667
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$634
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$693
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$638
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$725
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$778
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$804
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$983
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$717
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$846
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1021
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$677
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$753
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$760
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$778
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$696
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$634
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$761
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$747
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$800
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$906
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704