Chongqing vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$601
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1793
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$205
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$357
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.6
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1018
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
76
95
😀 Quality of life
74
77
🏙️ Population
32.1M
17.5M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 36% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7933rd and 6106th ($601 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 214th and 12th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Ranked 8th vs 3rd best cities to live in China, and 2353rd vs 1113th 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
$2.89
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$267
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.25
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2609
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1535
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.92
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.74
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.1
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.7
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24477
$22916

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$581
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$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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638