Chongqing vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chongqing	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$601	$1777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1793	$4303
🏠 One person rent	$205	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$357	$1471
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.6	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1018	$3726
😷 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 66% less expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 7933rd and 2945th ($601 vs $1777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 214th and 156th 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 2.1 months in Nuremberg. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Nuremberg ranked 24th in Germany, while ranked 2353rd and 150th 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	$2.89	$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$88
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$5.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$4.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$4.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$615
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$499	$1521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$267	$1084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.25	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2609	$7454
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1535	$4228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$4.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$68.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.92	$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.74	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.1	$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$586
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24477	$17866

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$581
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$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

Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1678
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1668
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1668
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1652
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1637
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1666
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1656
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1635
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1461
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1648
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1359
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1491
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1536
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1583
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1606
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1597
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1743
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1647
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1735
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1724
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1721
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1551
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1609
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1326
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1608
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1684
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1370
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1779
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1738
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1596
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1827
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1684
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1327
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1767