Chongqing vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chongqing	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$2681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2020	$6051
🏠 One person rent	$226	$1825
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$3146
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$890	$4933
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	87	94
😀 Quality of life	72	77
🏙️ Population	32.1M	467K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 75% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 7185th and 464th ($662 vs $2681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 406th 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 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 1.8 months in Long Beach. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Long Beach ranked 181st in the United States, while ranked 1966th and 769th 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	$3.96	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$6.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$1953
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$1605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$3294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$333	$2861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.98	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.52%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2378	$7038
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.18	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.51	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$1485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27717	$21877

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$575
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$607
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$618
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$642
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$609
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$682
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$609
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$574
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$625
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$568
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$627
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$600
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$594
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$611
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$577
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$593
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$624
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$660
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$588
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$587
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$591
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$550
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$612
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$572
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$570
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$605
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$581
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$559
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$614
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$604
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$555
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$596
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$596
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$613
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2817
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2845
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2938
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2570
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2866
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2633
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2569
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2834
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2761
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3603
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2612
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3054
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2354
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3112
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2708
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2604
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2685
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3087
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2652
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2673
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2831
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2673
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2959
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2675
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2614