Chongqing vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$224	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$1263
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	88	7
😀 Quality of life	72	62
🏙️ Population	32.1M	133K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 51% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 7340th and 4205th ($634 vs $1304) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 2nd in China and Maldives, respectively. Check China vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 1 months in Male. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 1675th and 4917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Male

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	Chongqing	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.91	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$3201

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360