Chongqing vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chongqing	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$631	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1860	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$229	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$401	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.7	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1102	$5389
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	76	100
😀 Quality of life	74	95
🏙️ Population	32.1M	8.8M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 85% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 7730th and 4th ($631 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th and 1st 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 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 1966th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs New York City

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	Chongqing	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.3	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.76	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$299	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.24	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2743	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.85	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.84	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.27	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.87	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.6	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24949	$21713

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Cities near Chongqing

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

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192