Chongqing vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$634
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1938
$3114
🏠 One person rent
$224
$730
🏘️ Family rent
$442
$1434
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.1
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$957
$1546
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
88
96
😀 Quality of life
72
74
🏙️ Population
32.1M
13.1M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 49% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7340th and 4359th ($634 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 1st in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 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 1675th and 1187th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chongqing Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$9.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$971
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$566
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$550
$2192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$337
$1092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$73.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.91
$9.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
22.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$7641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1374
$3605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.83
$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$5.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26796
$12252

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$553
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$584
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$593
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$613
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$579
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$652
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$526
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$584
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$546
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$592
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$540
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$590
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$591
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$554
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$580
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$530
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$570
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$610
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$590
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$623
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$554
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$554
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$549
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$527
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$584
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$540
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$540
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$572
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$575
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$529
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$581
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$532
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$572
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$585
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$570
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$599
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$559
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$573
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$573
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$539

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Distance City Cost of living
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$786
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$791
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$867
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$622
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$676
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$743
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$633
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$719
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$609
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$538
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$639
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$552
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$681
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$564
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$523
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$554
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$540
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$505
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$636
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$479
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$430
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$584
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$717
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$528
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$561
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$490
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$448
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$300
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$737
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$473
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$434
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$474
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$438
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$524
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$440
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$486
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$552
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$592