Chongqing vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chongqing	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2020	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$226	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$890	$5275
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	87	99
😀 Quality of life	72	94
🏙️ Population	32.1M	3.9M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 79% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 7185th and 72nd ($662 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 59th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 1966th and 47th 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	$3.96	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$333	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.98	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.52%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2378	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.18	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.51	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27717	$28613

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754