Chongqing vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1860
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$229
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$401
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1102
$1104
😷 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 7730th and 3277th ($631 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th 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 0.7 months in Moscow. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 1966th and 2774th 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
$2.93
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.24
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2743
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.84
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.6
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24949
$20160

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$595
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$625
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$629
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$618
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$608
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$701
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$588
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$625
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$587
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$643
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$577
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$615
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$630
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$640
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$575
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$590
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$640
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$647
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$688
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$612
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$615
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$600
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$549
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$600
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$598
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$635
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$582
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$579
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$641
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$563
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$631
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$602
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$629
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$616
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$588
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$593
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$614
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$560

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749