Chongqing vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chongqing	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1695	$7446
🏠 One person rent	$180	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$3407
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$810
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.3	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$6556
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	87	80
😀 Quality of life	74	93
🏙️ Population	32.1M	737K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 82% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 8185th and 125th ($561 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 92nd 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 1.6 months in Chongqing compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 2237th and 99th 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	$2.82	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$433	$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$231	$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.8	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.46	$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2367	$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1345	$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.1	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23821	$29883

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$542
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$569
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$575
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$562
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$565
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$645
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$573
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$551
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$598
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$538
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$570
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$551
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$591
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$538
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$557
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$601
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$635
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$563
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$571
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$563
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$528
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$569
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$557
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$552
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$588
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$558
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$544
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$536
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$580
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$567
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$562
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$568
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$571
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$537

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2652
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2723
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2552
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3269
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2674
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2745
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2730
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2812
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2669
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2741
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2641
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2525
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2796
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2523
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2295
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2649
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2461
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2702
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2782
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2473
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2384
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2632
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2551
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2644
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2749
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2114