Chongqing vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$561
$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1695
$5942
🏠 One person rent
$180
$1595
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$2783
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.3
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$914
$4436
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
87
78
😀 Quality of life
74
90
🏙️ Population
32.1M
689K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 78% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 8185th and 832nd ($561 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 741st in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chongqing compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Nashville ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 2237th and 218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chongqing Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.82
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$6.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$1625
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$2958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$231
$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.8
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.46
$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.87%
6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2367
$3558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$3104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$62.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$5.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.06
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$4.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.1
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$27.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.9
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66
$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$271
$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23821
$30339

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$542
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$569
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$575
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$562
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$565
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$645
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$541
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$573
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$551
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$598
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$538
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$570
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$583
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$551
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$591
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$538
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$557
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$601
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$599
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$635
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$563
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$571
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$563
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$528
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$569
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$557
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$552
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$588
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$558
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$544
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$596
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$536
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$580
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$567
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$583
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$587
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$562
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$568
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$571
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$537

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$2563
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$2399
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$2382
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$2385
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2855
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2304
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2339
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2304
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2609
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2075
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2041
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$2165
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2268
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1763
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1830
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1810
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$2113
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1818
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1889
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$2002
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$1969
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1404
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1828
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1647
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$2190
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1724
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2191
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1635
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1710
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1799
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1883
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2129
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$2164
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1774
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1338
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1600
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$1280
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$2034
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$1807
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1508