Chongqing vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$224	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$5531
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	88	87
😀 Quality of life	72	91
🏙️ Population	32.1M	1.39M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 82% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 7340th and 36th ($634 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 32nd 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 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 1675th and 95th 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	$3.91	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$28706

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759