Chongqing vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$2054
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$4880
🏠 One person rent	$224	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$1862
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$3539
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	88	82
😀 Quality of life	72	88
🏙️ Population	32.1M	577K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 69% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 7340th and 1702nd ($634 vs $2054) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 1506th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 1.7 months in Milwaukee. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Milwaukee ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 1675th and 240th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Milwaukee

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	Chongqing	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.91	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$4.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$2332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$1469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$1890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$163
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$1813
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$24191

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2001
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1987
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1982
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$2019
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1942
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2019
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1986
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1976
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1998
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1932
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1760
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1991
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2017
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2023
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1963
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1968
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2017
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1960
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2320
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1847
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2313
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2321
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2312
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2298
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1817
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2332
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2327
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2391
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2078
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1850
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2179
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2294
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2484
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2345
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2311
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2461
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2371
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2378