Chongqing vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chongqing	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$631	$1753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1860	$4305
🏠 One person rent	$229	$874
🏘️ Family rent	$401	$1508
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.7	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1102	$3888
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	76	56
😀 Quality of life	74	91
🏙️ Population	32.1M	526K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 64% less expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 7730th and 2992nd ($631 vs $1753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th and 152nd in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 2.2 months in Nuremberg. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Nuremberg ranked 25th in Germany, while ranked 1966th and 131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Nuremberg

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	Chongqing	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.3	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.76	$13.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$836
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$591
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$1531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$299	$1084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.24	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2743	$7307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$3825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$4.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.85	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.84	$6.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.27	$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.87	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61	$47.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.6	$96.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24949	$19685

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Cities near Chongqing

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

Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1670
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1639
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1688
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1760
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1625
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1604
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1399
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1601
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1323
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1425
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1568
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1535
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1575
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1544
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1708
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1599
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1667
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1673
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1546
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1560
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1296
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1585
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1648
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1331
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1736
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1684
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1551
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1790
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1593
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1292
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1729