Chongqing vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Chongqing Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person
$634
$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1938
$1306
🏠 One person rent
$224
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$442
$429
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.1
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$957
$1236
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
88
58
😀 Quality of life
72
62
🏙️ Population
32.1M
5.95M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 24% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 7340th and 8539th ($634 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 6th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 2.4 months in Pune. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Pune ranked 8th in India, while ranked 1675th and 4894th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Chongqing vs Pune infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Chongqing vs Pune

Prices for goods and services in Chongqing and Pune are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Chongqing Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$2.3
 Cappuccino
$2.9
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$550
$542
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$337
$354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$18.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$28.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.91
$9.39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
9.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1374
$1168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.83
$3.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$9.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$1.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$4.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$2.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$30.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$54.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$94.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26796
$1975

Cost of living in other countries

ChongqingPune

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$553
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$584
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$593
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$613
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$579
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$652
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$526
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$584
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$546
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$592
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$540
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$590
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$591
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$554
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$580
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$530
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$570
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$610
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$590
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$623
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$554
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$554
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$549
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$527
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$584
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$540
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$540
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$572
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$575
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$529
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$581
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$532
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$572
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$585
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$570
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$599
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$559
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$573
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$573
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$539

Cities near Pune

Distance City Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi Satara
$304
106 km or 66 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
110 km or 68 mi Kalyan
$381
119 km or 74 mi Mumbai
$716
119 km or 74 mi Thane
$501
120 km or 75 mi Bhiwandi
$362
153 km or 95 mi Vasai
$284
165 km or 102 mi Nashik
$333
199 km or 123 mi Sangli
$292
206 km or 128 mi Kolhapur
$307
213 km or 132 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
216 km or 134 mi Aurangabad
$350
237 km or 147 mi Solapur
$293
237 km or 147 mi Malegaon
$378
273 km or 169 mi Bijapur
$340
287 km or 179 mi Navsari
$286
288 km or 179 mi Latur
$397
303 km or 188 mi Belgaum
$473
314 km or 195 mi Surat
$771
330 km or 205 mi Jalgaon
$348
338 km or 210 mi Panjim
$401
342 km or 212 mi Gulbarga
$250
347 km or 215 mi Mormugao
$492
361 km or 224 mi Margao
$430
366 km or 227 mi Hubli
$359
373 km or 232 mi Nanded
$315
403 km or 250 mi Bhavnagar
$298
411 km or 255 mi Akola
$295
426 km or 265 mi Vadodara
$376
447 km or 278 mi Nizamabad
$294
452 km or 281 mi Hospet
$272
474 km or 295 mi Godhra
$371
476 km or 296 mi Nadiad
$382
480 km or 299 mi Mahbubnagar
$357
486 km or 302 mi Adoni
$366
488 km or 303 mi Amravati
$296
501 km or 312 mi Davanagere
$292
504 km or 313 mi Hyderabad
$464
505 km or 314 mi Secunderabad
$395
511 km or 318 mi Indore
$367