Chongqing vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$2649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$6134
🏠 One person rent
$226
$1700
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$3035
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$651
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$890
$4686
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
87
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 7185th and 514th ($662 vs $2649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 455th 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 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Nashville ranked 56th in the United States, while ranked 1966th and 226th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Nashville

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Chongqing Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.96
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$6.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$1820
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$1457
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$2584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.98
$71.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$3565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$3245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$69.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$3.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$4.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$1194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27717
$20657

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$575
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$607
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$618
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$642
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$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556

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$2466
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$2384
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$2371
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$2339
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2670
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2270
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2303
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2275
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2552
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2038
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2028
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$1607
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2246
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1788
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1805
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1780
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$2081
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1802
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1926
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$2098
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$2134
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1323
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1854
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1651
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$1956
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1703
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2014
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1687
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1708
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1764
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1911
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2035
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$1746
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1780
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1317
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1627
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$2123
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$1995
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$2119
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1542