Chongqing vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$226
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$890
$1262
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
87
96
😀 Quality of life
72
74
🏙️ Population
32.1M
13M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 38% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7185th and 5091st ($662 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 1st in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 1966th and 1280th 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
$3.96
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.98
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27717
$11652

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541