Chongqing vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$226
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$890
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
87
96
😀 Quality of life
72
79
🏙️ Population
32.1M
17.7M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 31% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7185th and 5948th ($662 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 13th 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 Shenzhen. Ranked 8th vs 3rd best cities to live in China, and 1966th vs 556th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Shenzhen

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Chongqing Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.96
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.98
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27717
$24117

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618