Chongqing vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chongqing	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$712	$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2015	$5563
🏠 One person rent	$292	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$474	$2266
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.4	$338
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$748	$3776
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	87	100
😀 Quality of life	72	98
🏙️ Population	32.1M	4.53M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 70% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6733rd and 933rd ($712 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 4th in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Chongqing compared to 1.6 months in Melbourne. Chongqing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 2233rd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Melbourne

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	Chongqing	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.98	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$609	$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$2874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$346	$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.6	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5354	$8760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1622	$7587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.6	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.85	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.2	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.8	$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.7	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$346	$1612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27785	$18868

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Cities near Chongqing

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

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1702
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1658
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1693
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1746
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1708
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1707
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1716
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1719
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1688
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1327
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1317
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1707
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1672
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1819
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1669
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1723
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2604
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1462
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1723
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2203
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1463
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1610
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1430
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2180
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1691
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1404
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2348
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1903
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2741
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$1998
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1461
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1354
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481