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

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Chongqing San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1860
$8247
🏠 One person rent
$229
$2805
🏘️ Family rent
$401
$4446
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1102
$6139
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
76
87
😀 Quality of life
74
91
🏙️ Population
32.1M
1.01M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 84% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 7730th and 8th ($631 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th and 5th 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 1.7 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 25th in the United States, while ranked 1966th and 126th 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
$2.93
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$9.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.24
$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2743
$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.84
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61
$128
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.6
$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24949
$23151

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$595
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$625
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$629
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$618
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$608
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$701
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$588
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$625
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$587
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$643
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$577
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$615
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$630
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$640
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$575
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$590
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$640
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$647
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$688
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$612
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$615
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$600
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$549
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$600
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$598
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$635
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$582
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$579
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$641
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$563
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$631
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$602
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$629
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$616
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$588
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$593
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$614
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$560

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2928
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3345
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3387
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3194
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3808
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3616
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3234
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3357
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3075
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3582
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3357
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3486
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3073
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3029
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3698
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3577
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3588
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2822
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3797
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2968
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3043
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3310
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2848
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3276
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3873
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3261
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3559
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2088
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3252
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3273