Chongqing vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chongqing	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1695	$4274
🏠 One person rent	$180	$1221
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$2077
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.3	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$1510
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	87	93
😀 Quality of life	74	84
🏙️ Population	32.1M	546K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 70% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 8185th and 2357th ($561 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 2nd in China and Portugal, respectively. Check China vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chongqing compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 2237th and 479th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Lisbon

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	Chongqing	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.82	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$3.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$1010
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$433	$2516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$231	$1726
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.8	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.46	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2367	$7218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1345	$4683
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$8.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$6.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$6.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$8.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.1	$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$624
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23821	$17217

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$542
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$569
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$575
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$562
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$565
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$645
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$573
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$551
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$598
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$538
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$570
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$551
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$591
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$538
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$557
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$601
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$635
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$563
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$571
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$563
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$528
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$569
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$557
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$552
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$588
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$558
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$544
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$536
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$580
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$567
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$562
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$568
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$571
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$537

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231