Chongqing vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1860
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$229
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$401
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1102
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
76
99
😀 Quality of life
74
76
🏙️ Population
32.1M
24.9M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 45% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7730th and 4880th ($631 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th and 5th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Ranked 8th vs 5th best cities to live in China, and 1966th vs 1178th 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
$2.93
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.24
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2743
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.84
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.6
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24949
$27610

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$595
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789