Chongqing vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$634
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1938
$1874
🏠 One person rent
$224
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$442
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.1
$46.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$957
$686
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
88
61
😀 Quality of life
72
67
🏙️ Population
32.1M
1.99M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 13% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 7340th and 6769th ($634 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 1st in China and Belarus, respectively. Check China vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 1675th and 3750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Minsk

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Chongqing Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$550
$818
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$337
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$32.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.91
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$1925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1374
$1211
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.83
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26796
$10220

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$570
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$438
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1261
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$474
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$936
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$300
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$435
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$843
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$847
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1150
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$440
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$882
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$950
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$761
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1016
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$935
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$479
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$840
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$469
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1025
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$953
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$965
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$433
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$964
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$933
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$394
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$510
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$804
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$882
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1113
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1025
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$549
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1107
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1299
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$835
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$983
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$850