Chongqing vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$226
$294
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$890
$554
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
87
49
😀 Quality of life
72
58
🏙️ Population
32.1M
1.63M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 2% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 7185th and 7298th ($662 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 26th in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Novosibirsk ranked 8th in Russia, while ranked 1966th and 5501st 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
$3.96
$6.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$698
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.98
$6.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$1841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$2.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$6.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27717
$3795

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$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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Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$619
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$495
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$519
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$541
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$562
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$357
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$556
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$556
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$605
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$550
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$555
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$406
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$520
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$669
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$615
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$586
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$575
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$534
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$612
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$630
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$595
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$622
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$628
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$698
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$490
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$599
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$447
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$624
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$626
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$687
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$735
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$530
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$544
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$782
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$535
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$791
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585