Chongqing vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$2661
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2015
$5993
🏠 One person rent
$292
$1801
🏘️ Family rent
$474
$3159
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$584
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$748
$5087
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ 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 73% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 6733rd and 440th ($712 vs $2661) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 394th 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 1.1 months in Chongqing compared to 1.9 months in Long Beach. Chongqing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Long Beach ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 2233rd and 720th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chongqing Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$6.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$1874
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$1558
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$3303
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$346
$2822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5354
$6502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1622
$7284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.6
$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$7.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$4.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.2
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.7
$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$1199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27785
$18490

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$554
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$564
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2862
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2780
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2615
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$2895
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2737
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2541
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2579
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3040
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2685
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$2872
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2637
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$2935
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2676
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2375
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2800
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2729
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3760
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2650
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3148
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2442
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$3124
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2661
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$2987
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2788
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2638
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2578
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2638
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2781
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$2886
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2678
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3168
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2777
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2717
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$2886
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$2621
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2649
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2665
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$2867
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2713
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2652