Chongqing vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chongqing	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2020	$5959
🏠 One person rent	$226	$1338
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$2858
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$890	$3414
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	87	99
😀 Quality of life	72	95
🏙️ Population	32.1M	2.15M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 72% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 7185th and 998th ($662 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 1st in China and France, respectively. Check China vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 1966th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Paris

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	Chongqing	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.96	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$8.18
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$333	$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.98	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.52%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2378	$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.18	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.51	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27717	$18941

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Cities near Chongqing

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

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1826
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1669
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1894
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1699
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1628
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1309
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1532
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1423
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1643
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1312
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1370
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1320
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1195
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1221
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1244
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1448
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1262
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1607
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1349
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1474
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1286
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1395