Chongqing vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chongqing	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$601	$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1793	$7707
🏠 One person rent	$205	$2168
🏘️ Family rent	$357	$3725
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.6	$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1018	$4258
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	76	99
😀 Quality of life	74	93
🏙️ Population	32.1M	3.9M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 82% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 7933rd and 72nd ($601 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 214th and 52nd 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 2353rd and 55th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Los Angeles

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	Chongqing	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.89	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$8.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$499	$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$267	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.25	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2609	$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1535	$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.92	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.74	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.1	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24477	$28004

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$581
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$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

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974