Chongqing vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1860
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$229
$450
🏘️ Family rent
$401
$780
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1102
$889
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
76
48
😀 Quality of life
74
48
🏙️ Population
32.1M
1.64M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 32% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 7730th and 6043rd ($631 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th and 32nd in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 1 months in Novosibirsk. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Novosibirsk ranked 40th in Russia, while ranked 1966th and 6891st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Novosibirsk

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Chongqing Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$7.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$918
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$72.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.24
$9.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
23.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2743
$2907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$1768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$4.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.84
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$4.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.6
$76
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24949
$5680

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$785
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$754
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$630
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$795
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$787
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$780
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$585
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$586
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$559
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$602
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$837
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$819
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$595
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$954
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$754
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$545
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$575
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$575
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$823
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$571
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$784
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$763
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$553
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$500
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$687
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$1024
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$713
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$572
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$568
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$608
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$614
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$712
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$579
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$547
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$564
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$702
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$550
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$876
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$952