Chongqing vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$601
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1793
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$205
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$357
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.6
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1018
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
76
99
😀 Quality of life
74
75
🏙️ Population
32.1M
24.9M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 47% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7933rd and 4971st ($601 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 214th and 5th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Ranked 8th vs 4th best cities to live in China, and 2353rd vs 1655th 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
$2.89
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$267
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.25
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2609
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1535
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.92
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.74
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.1
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.7
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24477
$27781

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$581
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$608
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$612
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$600
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$595
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$679
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$572
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$607
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$576
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$628
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$566
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$599
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$612
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$578
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$621
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$564
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$582
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$627
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$629
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$666
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$595
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$600
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$588
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$540
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$591
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$584
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$581
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$617
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$580
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$566
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$625
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$611
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$594
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$612
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$606
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$588
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$598
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765