Chongqing vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chongqing	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$3361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1695	$7751
🏠 One person rent	$180	$2151
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$3720
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$750
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.3	$245
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$4549
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	87	99
😀 Quality of life	74	94
🏙️ Population	32.1M	3.9M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 83% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 8185th and 65th ($561 vs $3361) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Los Angeles ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 2237th and 74th 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	$2.82	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$90.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$6.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$2364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$1847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$433	$4128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$231	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.8	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.46	$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2367	$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1345	$6833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$81.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$4.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$7.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$4.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$9.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$5.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.1	$168
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$31.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$1849
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23821	$26874

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927