Chongqing vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$226
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$890
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
87
100
😀 Quality of life
72
79
🏙️ Population
32.1M
24.9M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 42% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7185th and 4780th ($662 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 6th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Ranked 8th vs 4th best cities to live in China, and 1966th vs 571st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Shanghai

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Chongqing Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.96
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.98
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27717
$31401

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774