Chongqing vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1330
🏠 One person rent
$226
$203
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$437
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$890
$1320
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
87
57
😀 Quality of life
72
61
🏙️ Population
32.1M
5.95M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 28% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 7185th and 8532nd ($662 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 6th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 2.5 months in Pune. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Pune ranked 6th in India, while ranked 1966th and 5075th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chongqing Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.96
$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$21.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$32.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.98
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
9.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$2013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$1203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$3.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$6.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$4.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$52.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$97.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27717
$1727

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$575
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$312
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$480
110 km or 68 mi Kalyan
$396
119 km or 74 mi Mumbai
$716
119 km or 74 mi Thane
$484
120 km or 75 mi Bhiwandi
$368
153 km or 95 mi Vasai
$288
165 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
199 km or 123 mi Sangli
$310
206 km or 128 mi Kolhapur
$332
213 km or 132 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
216 km or 134 mi Aurangabad
$406
237 km or 147 mi Solapur
$294
237 km or 147 mi Malegaon
$394
273 km or 169 mi Bijapur
$348
287 km or 179 mi Navsari
$284
288 km or 179 mi Latur
$409
303 km or 188 mi Belgaum
$491
314 km or 195 mi Surat
$785
330 km or 205 mi Jalgaon
$357
338 km or 210 mi Panjim
$402
342 km or 212 mi Gulbarga
$254
347 km or 215 mi Mormugao
$488
361 km or 224 mi Margao
$429
366 km or 227 mi Hubli
$357
373 km or 232 mi Nanded
$335
403 km or 250 mi Bhavnagar
$297
411 km or 255 mi Akola
$304
426 km or 265 mi Vadodara
$406
447 km or 278 mi Nizamabad
$364
452 km or 281 mi Hospet
$279
474 km or 295 mi Godhra
$391
476 km or 296 mi Nadiad
$399
480 km or 299 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
486 km or 302 mi Adoni
$382
488 km or 303 mi Amravati
$283
501 km or 312 mi Davanagere
$325
504 km or 313 mi Hyderabad
$488
505 km or 314 mi Secunderabad
$414
511 km or 318 mi Indore
$379