Chongqing vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$2916
🏠 One person rent	$224	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$941
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$1530
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	88	52
😀 Quality of life	72	67
🏙️ Population	32.1M	791K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 40% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 7340th and 5101st ($634 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 306th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 1.4 months in Niigata. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Niigata ranked 581st in Japan, while ranked 1675th and 3754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Niigata

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	Chongqing	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.91	$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$2858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$2642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$22.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$44.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$83.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$15118

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$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

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$1004
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1011
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1018
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1022
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1029
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1031
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1021
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1047
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1024
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1095
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1034
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1076
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1066
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1092
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1035
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$997
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1096
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1050
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1112
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$986
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$987
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1069
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1029
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$978
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$980
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1047
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1082
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$1008
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$973
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$1016
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1038
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1042
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$983
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$988
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$985
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1065
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1052