Chongqing vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2015
$4556
🏠 One person rent
$292
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$474
$1870
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$748
$2742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
87
91
😀 Quality of life
72
91
🏙️ Population
32.1M
548K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 64% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 6733rd and 1798th ($712 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 57th in China and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check China vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Chongqing compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Chongqing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Manchester ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 2233rd and 110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Manchester

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Chongqing Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$6.11
 Cappuccino
$3.49
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$1274
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$2104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$346
$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5354
$5073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1622
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.6
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$23.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.2
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$82.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.7
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$1559
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27785
$13845

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$554
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$564
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629