Chongqing vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chongqing	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$712	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2015	$7903
🏠 One person rent	$292	$2366
🏘️ Family rent	$474	$4375
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$686
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.4	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$748	$5439
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	87	87
😀 Quality of life	72	91
🏙️ Population	32.1M	1.39M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 79% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6733rd and 26th ($712 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 23rd 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Chongqing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs San Diego ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 2233rd and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs San Diego

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	Chongqing	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.98	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$8.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$609	$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$346	$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.6	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5354	$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1622	$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.6	$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.85	$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.2	$129
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.8	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.7	$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$346	$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27785	$18429

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$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

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2867
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2910
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1184
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2784
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2879
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2884
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2722
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2732
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3094
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2597
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$3070
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3155
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2751
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2684
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2803
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2637
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$1027
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2879
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2609
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2606