Chongqing vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chongqing	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2020	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$226	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$890	$6392
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	87	80
😀 Quality of life	72	92
🏙️ Population	32.1M	737K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 77% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 7185th and 206th ($662 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 168th 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 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 1966th and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Seattle

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	Chongqing	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.96	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$333	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.98	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.52%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2378	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.18	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.51	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27717	$28179

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$575
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$607
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$618
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$642
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$609
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$682
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$609
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$574
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$625
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$568
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$627
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$600
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$594
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$611
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$577
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$593
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$624
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$660
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$588
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$587
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$591
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$550
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$612
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$572
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$570
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$605
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$581
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$559
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$614
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$604
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$555
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$596
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$596
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$613
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263