Chongqing vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$634
$3810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1938
$8485
🏠 One person rent
$224
$2688
🏘️ Family rent
$442
$4744
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$759
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.1
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$957
$6191
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
88
87
😀 Quality of life
72
92
🏙️ Population
32.1M
1.01M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 83% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 7340th and 8th ($634 vs $3810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 6th 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 Jose, United States. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs San Jose, United States ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 1675th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs San Jose, United States

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Chongqing San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$8.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$2643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$2388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$550
$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$337
$4230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.91
$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$9512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1374
$9578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.83
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$4.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$129
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$1805
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26796
$25839

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2828
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3448
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3295
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3159
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3752
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3090
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3187
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3060
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3286
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3326
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3002
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3649
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3412
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3344
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3448
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3006
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3096
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3437
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3657
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3466
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2811
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3059
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2747
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3678
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$3041
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$2963
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3269
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$3045
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3226
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3785
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3195
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3364
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2135
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3185
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$2968