Chongqing vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$601
$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1793
$2142
🏠 One person rent
$205
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$357
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.6
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1018
$848
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
76
48
😀 Quality of life
74
61
🏙️ Population
32.1M
1.64M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 32% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 7933rd and 6431st ($601 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 214th and 30th 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 11th in Russia, while ranked 2353rd and 5802nd 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
$2.89
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$267
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.25
$8.44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
20.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2609
$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1535
$1532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$4.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.92
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.74
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.1
$25
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.7
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24477
$4901

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Distance City Cost of living
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$581
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$608
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$612
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$600
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$595
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$679
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$572
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$607
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$576
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$628
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$566
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$599
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$612
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$578
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$621
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$564
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$582
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$627
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$629
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$666
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$595
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$600
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$588
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$540
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$591
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$584
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$581
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$617
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$580
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$566
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$625
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$611
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$594
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$612
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$606
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$588
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$598
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556

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Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$828
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$772
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$720
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$737
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$719
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$808
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$576
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$571
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$553
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$595
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$791
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$834
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$570
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$880
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$530
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$558
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$564
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$813
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$747
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$537
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$487
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$661
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$969
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$701
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$557
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$543
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$592
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$600
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$694
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$575
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$531
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$547
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$690
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$532
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$842
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891