Chongqing vs Monaco City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chongqing	Monaco City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$7469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2020	$11505
🏠 One person rent	$226	$6524
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$7895
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$676
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$890	$6658
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	87	21
😀 Quality of life	72	79
🏙️ Population	32.1M	38.4K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 91% less expensive than in Monaco City. Cities ranked 7185th and 1st ($662 vs $7469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 1st in China and Monaco, respectively. Check China vs Monaco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 0.9 months in Monaco City. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Monaco City ranked 1st in Monaco, while ranked 1966th and 613th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Monaco City

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	Chongqing	Monaco City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.96	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$5.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$4.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$7511
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$5954
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$6493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$333	$7789
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$302
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.98	$63.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.52%	2.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2378	$85921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$71911
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.18	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$5.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$17.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$3.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.51	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$86.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$37.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$191
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$2156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27717	$44554

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$575
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$607
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$618
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$642
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$609
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$682
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$609
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$574
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$625
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$568
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$627
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$600
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$594
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$611
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$577
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$593
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$624
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$660
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$588
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$587
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$591
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$550
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$612
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$572
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$570
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$605
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$581
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$559
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$614
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$604
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$555
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$596
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$596
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$613
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556

Cities near Monaco City

Distance	City	Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi	Monte Carlo	$7107
8.1 km or 5 mi	Menton	$1460
12 km or 7.7 mi	Nice	$1721
17 km or 10 mi	Ventimiglia	$1513
29 km or 18 mi	Antibes	$1732
30 km or 19 mi	Sanremo	$1510
38 km or 23 mi	Cannes	$1766
52 km or 32 mi	Imperia	$1429
73 km or 45 mi	Cuneo	$1131
79 km or 49 mi	Mondovi	$1280
106 km or 66 mi	Savona	$1543
132 km or 82 mi	Manosque	$1407
138 km or 86 mi	Toulon	$1356
143 km or 89 mi	Genoa	$1498
144 km or 90 mi	Asti	$1200
150 km or 93 mi	Turin	$1502
160 km or 100 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1654
162 km or 101 mi	Alessandria	$1396
172 km or 107 mi	Marseille	$1607
173 km or 108 mi	Tortona	$1380
189 km or 117 mi	Voghera	$1553
193 km or 120 mi	Vercelli	$1248
195 km or 121 mi	Miramas	$1545
198 km or 123 mi	La Spezia	$1425
201 km or 125 mi	Bastia	$1571
210 km or 130 mi	Biella	$1164
210 km or 131 mi	Grenoble	$1473
210 km or 131 mi	Vigevano	$1724
211 km or 131 mi	Avignon	$1426
212 km or 132 mi	Pavia	$1449
213 km or 132 mi	Novara	$1262
218 km or 136 mi	Carrara	$1357
223 km or 139 mi	Aosta	$1364
228 km or 142 mi	Viareggio	$1306
228 km or 142 mi	Ajaccio	$1591
231 km or 143 mi	Buccinasco	$1616
233 km or 145 mi	Piacenza	$1494
234 km or 146 mi	Livorno	$1454
236 km or 146 mi	Chambery	$1448
238 km or 148 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1633