Chongqing vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1860
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$229
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$401
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1102
$771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
76
49
😀 Quality of life
74
71
🏙️ Population
32.1M
8.78M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 3% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 7730th and 7630th ($631 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th and 134th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Ranked 8th vs 26th best cities to live in China, and 1966th vs 3354th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Quanzhou

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Chongqing Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.24
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2743
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.84
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.6
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24949
$9745

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954