Chongqing vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$1321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1860
$2809
🏠 One person rent
$229
$810
🏘️ Family rent
$401
$1372
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1102
$863
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
76
8
😀 Quality of life
74
64
🏙️ Population
32.1M
133K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 52% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 7730th and 4490th ($631 vs $1321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th and 2nd in China and Maldives, respectively. Check China vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 0.7 months in Male. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 1966th and 5278th 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
$2.93
$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$38.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$4.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$808
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$624
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.24
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
14.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2743
$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.84
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.6
$40.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24949
$3305

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$588
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$625
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$587
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$643
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$577
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$615
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$630
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$640
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$575
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$590
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$640
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$647
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$688
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$612
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$615
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$600
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$549
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$600
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$598
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$635
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$582
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$579
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$641
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$563
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$631
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$602
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$629
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$616
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$588
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$593
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$614
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$560

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$329
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$278
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$683
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$335
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$597
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$479
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$467
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$381
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$477
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$259
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$342
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$315
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$290
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$313
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$418
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$312
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$538
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$330
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$274
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$297
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$275
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$332
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$283
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$379
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$522
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$265
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$294
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$303
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$318
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