Chongqing vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chongqing	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$2851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1695	$6397
🏠 One person rent	$180	$1879
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$3145
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$664
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.3	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$4411
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	87	94
😀 Quality of life	74	78
🏙️ Population	32.1M	467K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 80% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 8185th and 327th ($561 vs $2851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 273rd 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 1.6 months in Chongqing compared to 1.5 months in Long Beach. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Long Beach ranked 271st in the United States, while ranked 2237th and 982nd 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	$2.82	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$7.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$1954
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$1662
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$433	$3174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$231	$2872
🔌 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	$56.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2367	$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1345	$6937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$16.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.1	$95.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$1674
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23821	$19997

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2927
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2903
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2717
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3058
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2856
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2725
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2731
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3121
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2793
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3688
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2651
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3004
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2807
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2682
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2917
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2854
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3658
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2762
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3122
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3221
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2803
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2899
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2764
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3157
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2780
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2786
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2947
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2788
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3008
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2821