Chongqing vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1860
$1972
🏠 One person rent
$229
$412
🏘️ Family rent
$401
$711
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$53.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1102
$792
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
76
45
😀 Quality of life
74
69
🏙️ Population
32.1M
1.08M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 23% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 7730th and 6663rd ($631 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th and 4th in China and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check China vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 1 months in Nur-Sultan. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 1966th and 4272nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Nur-Sultan

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Chongqing Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$8.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.24
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
15.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2743
$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$999
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.84
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61
$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.6
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64
$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24949
$6976

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$545
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$571
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$763
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$595
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$586
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$585
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$575
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$819
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$558
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$548
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$687
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$702
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$559
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$713
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$1024
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$602
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$786
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$492
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$952
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$954
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$780
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$535
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$785
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$935
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$615
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$757
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$549
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$876
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$488
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$789
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$1163
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$500
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$780
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$555
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$899
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$636
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$1014
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$553