Chongqing vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chongqing	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1695	$2817
🏠 One person rent	$180	$818
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$1403
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.3	$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$988
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	87	7
😀 Quality of life	74	66
🏙️ Population	32.1M	133K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 58% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 8185th and 4439th ($561 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 2nd in China and Maldives, respectively. Check China vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chongqing compared to 0.7 months in Male. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 2237th and 5057th 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	$2.82	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$433	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$231	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.8	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.46	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2367	$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1345	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.1	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23821	$3575

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327