Chongqing vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chongqing	Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$712	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2015	$2666
🏠 One person rent	$292	$542
🏘️ Family rent	$474	$1116
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.4	$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$748	$1208
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	87	96
😀 Quality of life	72	73
🏙️ Population	32.1M	12.5M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 30% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6733rd and 5167th ($712 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1st in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Chongqing compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Chongqing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 2233rd and 1608th 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	$3.98	$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$3.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$609	$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$346	$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.6	$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55	$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5354	$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1622	$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.6	$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.85	$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.2	$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.8	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.7	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$346	$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27785	$10868

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$554
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$564
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$625
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$646
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$545
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$674
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$435
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$597
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$530
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$615
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$570
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$620
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$566
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$580
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$607
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$525
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$579
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$559
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$625
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$643
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$619
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$594
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$598
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$535
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$606
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$578
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$589
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$608
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$577
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$562
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$611
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$548
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$603
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$552
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$602
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$566
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$584
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$596
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$548

Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$658
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$732
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$656
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$587
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$653
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$525
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$629
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$597
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$490
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$573
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$526
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$597
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$488
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$496
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$497
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$612
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$488
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$466
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$423
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$541
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$437
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$401
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$427
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$596
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$455
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$462
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$420
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$299
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$694
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$446
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$419
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$472
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$414
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$542
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$406
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$425
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$439
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$517