Chongqing vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1860
$1689
🏠 One person rent
$229
$247
🏘️ Family rent
$401
$424
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1102
$719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
76
17
😀 Quality of life
74
44
🏙️ Population
32.1M
7.82M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 3% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 7730th and 7879th ($631 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th and 222nd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 1.2 months in Shangqiu. Ranked 8th vs 350th best cities to live in China, and 1966th vs 7390th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Shangqiu

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Chongqing Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.24
$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2743
$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.84
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.6
$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24949
$19212

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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
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$588
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$811
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$595
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$555
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$457
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$575
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$610
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$583
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$567
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$565
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$531
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$605
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$585
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$589
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$613
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$487
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$504
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$514
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$519
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$573
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$557
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$491
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$523
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$484
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$533
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$516
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$502
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$520
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$520
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$590
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$599
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$562
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$508
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$523
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$521
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$560
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$492
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$522