Chongqing vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$601
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1793
$1644
🏠 One person rent
$205
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$357
$754
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.6
$51.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1018
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
76
83
😀 Quality of life
74
67
🏙️ Population
32.1M
15.4M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 18% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 7933rd and 7076th ($601 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 214th and 1st in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 0.3 months in Mumbai. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 2353rd and 4887th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Mumbai

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Chongqing Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.89
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$267
$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$55.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.25
$9.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2609
$6877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1535
$2712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$5.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$2.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$6.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.92
$0.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.74
$4.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.1
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.7
$56.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24477
$4412

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$581
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$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
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$475
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$355
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$379
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$294
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$502
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$268
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$693
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$362
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$344
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$303
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$282
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$287
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$282
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$302
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$382
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$319
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$428
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$385
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$388
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$441
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$373
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$310
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$397
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$324
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$437
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$349
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$401
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$321
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$286
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$378
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$355
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$297
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$301
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$301