Chongqing vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$561
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1695
$1851
🏠 One person rent
$180
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.3
$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$914
$549
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
87
61
😀 Quality of life
74
69
🏙️ Population
32.1M
2M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 24% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 8185th and 6924th ($561 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 1st in China and Belarus, respectively. Check China vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chongqing compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 2237th and 4343rd 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
$2.82
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$5.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$231
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.8
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.46
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.87%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2367
$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.06
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$4.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.1
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.9
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$271
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23821
$11271

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$542
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$569
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$575
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$562
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$565
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$645
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$541
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$573
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$551
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$598
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$538
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$570
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$583
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$551
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$591
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$538
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$557
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$601
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$599
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$635
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$563
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$571
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$563
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$528
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$569
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$557
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$552
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$588
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$558
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$544
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$596
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$536
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$580
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$567
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$583
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$587
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$562
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$568
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$571
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$537

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879