Chongqing vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$634
$2508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1938
$6081
🏠 One person rent
$224
$1562
🏘️ Family rent
$442
$2876
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$640
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.1
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$957
$4538
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
88
78
😀 Quality of life
72
88
🏙️ Population
32.1M
689K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 75% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 7340th and 790th ($634 vs $2508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 733rd 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 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Nashville ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 1675th and 244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chongqing Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$72.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$7.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$6.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$1711
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$550
$3359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$337
$2469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.91
$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1374
$3097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$68.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.83
$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$7.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$4.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$1251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26796
$30520

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$553
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$584
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$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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$2499
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$2356
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$2335
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$2340
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2738
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2271
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2302
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2274
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2607
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2016
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2031
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$2075
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2259
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1751
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1855
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1824
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$1969
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1828
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1839
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$1942
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$1932
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1350
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1772
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1779
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$2192
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1777
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2185
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1717
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1728
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1847
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1865
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2166
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$2100
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1730
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1432
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1636
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$2025
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$2048
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$2116
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1494