Chongqing vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$601
$2732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1793
$6311
🏠 One person rent
$205
$1782
🏘️ Family rent
$357
$3096
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$654
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.6
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1018
$4305
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
76
94
😀 Quality of life
74
78
🏙️ Population
32.1M
467K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 78% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 7933rd and 524th ($601 vs $2732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 214th and 453rd in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Long Beach ranked 282nd in the United States, while ranked 2353rd and 992nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Long Beach

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Chongqing Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.89
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$5.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$1919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$1544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$3153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$267
$2806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.25
$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2609
$7165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1535
$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.92
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$7.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.74
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.1
$95.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.7
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$1666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24477
$22757

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$581
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2874
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$3078
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3718
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2695
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3051
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2835
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2688
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2970
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2892
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3744
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2820
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3193
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2698
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3227
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2827
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$3057
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2930
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2810
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2775
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2803
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2917
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3199
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2847
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3262
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2879
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2850
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$3020
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2789
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2796
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2815
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3055
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2769
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$3059