Chongqing vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chongqing	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1695	$2347
🏠 One person rent	$180	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.3	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$442
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	87	95
😀 Quality of life	74	67
🏙️ Population	32.1M	6.21M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 40% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 8185th and 6006th ($561 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 2nd in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chongqing compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 2237th and 4818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Chongqing	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.82	$6.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$6.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$433	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$231	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.8	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.46	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2367	$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1345	$1150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$8.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$7.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$6.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.1	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23821	$12076

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$542
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$569
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$575
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$562
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$565
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$645
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$573
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$551
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$598
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$538
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$570
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$551
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$591
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$538
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$557
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$601
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$635
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$563
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$571
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$563
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$528
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$569
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$557
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$552
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$588
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$558
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$544
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$536
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$580
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$567
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$562
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$568
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$571
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$537

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$739
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$653
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$648
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$810
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$590
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$706
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$498
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$564
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$445
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$539
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$557
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$530
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$683
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$525
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$550
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$506
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$603
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$625
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$631
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$540
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$673
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$632
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$643
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$613
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$541
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$518
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$620
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$536
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$625
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$611
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$618
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$559
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$644
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$657
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$530
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$492
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$819
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$586