Chongqing vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chongqing	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$601	$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1793	$2822
🏠 One person rent	$205	$805
🏘️ Family rent	$357	$1397
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.6	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1018	$866
😷 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 54% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 7933rd and 4552nd ($601 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 214th 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 2353rd and 5347th 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	$2.89	$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$9.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$4.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$620
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$499	$1472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$267	$1144
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$74.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.25	$72.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	14.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2609	$2247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1535	$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$9.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.92	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.74	$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.1	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24477	$3300

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$581
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$608
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$612
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$600
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$595
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$679
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$572
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$607
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$576
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$628
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$599
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$612
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$578
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$621
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$564
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$582
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$627
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$629
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$666
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$595
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$600
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$588
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$540
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$591
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$584
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$581
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$617
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$580
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$566
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$625
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$611
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$594
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$612
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$606
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$588
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$598
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1379
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$348
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$303
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$251
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$269
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$299
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$387
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$350
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$293
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$609
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$676
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$349
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$518
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$487
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$414
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$271
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$348
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$316
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$299
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$331
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$447
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$320
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$554
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$344
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$285
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$285
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$349
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$297
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$389
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$544
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$273
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$523
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$332
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$335
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327