Chongqing vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2015
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$292
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$474
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$748
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
87
100
😀 Quality of life
72
78
🏙️ Population
32.1M
24.9M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 40% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6733rd and 4461st ($712 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 6th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Chongqing compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Ranked 11th vs 4th best cities to live in China, and 2233rd vs 558th 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
$3.98
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$346
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5354
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1622
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.6
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.2
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.7
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27785
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$554
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$564
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740