Chongqing vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$601
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1793
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$205
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$357
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.6
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1018
$1020
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
76
96
😀 Quality of life
74
72
🏙️ Population
32.1M
13.3M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 62% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7933rd and 3728th ($601 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 214th and 1st in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 2353rd and 3206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Moscow

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Chongqing Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.89
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$267
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.25
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2609
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1535
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.92
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.74
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.1
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.7
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24477
$17546

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$581
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$608
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$612
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$600
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$595
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$679
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$572
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$607
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$576
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$628
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$566
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$599
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$612
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$578
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$621
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$564
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$582
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$627
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$629
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$666
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$595
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$600
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$588
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$540
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$591
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$584
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$581
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$617
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$580
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$566
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$625
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$611
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$594
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$612
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$606
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$588
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$598
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791