Chongqing vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2015
$5120
🏠 One person rent
$292
$1382
🏘️ Family rent
$474
$2287
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$542
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$748
$3866
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
87
81
😀 Quality of life
72
90
🏙️ Population
32.1M
1.43M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 68% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 6733rd and 1242nd ($712 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1113th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Chongqing compared to 1.7 months in San Antonio. Chongqing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs San Antonio ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 2233rd and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs San Antonio

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Chongqing San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$66.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$5.37
 Cappuccino
$3.49
$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$1467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$1106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$2477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$346
$1891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5354
$7160
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1622
$3053
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.6
$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$17.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$7.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$3.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.2
$94
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.7
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$1445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27785
$19044

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$554
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$564
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548

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$2146
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$2158
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$2175
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2146
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$2093
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2150
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$2186
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2590
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2191
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2190
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2179
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2095
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2146
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2220
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$2013
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$1989
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$1902
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$1979
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$710
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1560
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2066
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1789
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$1931
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1842
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$789
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$595
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1925
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1829
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2136
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2071
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2148
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2128
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$1972
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$2080
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$2737
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$2221
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2126
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1801
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2118
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2108