Chongqing vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$226
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$67.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$890
$623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
87
71
😀 Quality of life
72
61
🏙️ Population
32.1M
10.6M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 31% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 7185th and 8633rd ($662 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 531st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Ranked 8th vs 35th best cities to live in China, and 1966th vs 5079th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Shijiazhuang

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Chongqing Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.96
$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$67.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.98
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$2374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$1669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$3.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$71.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27717
$4947

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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

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$547
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$555
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$568
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$588
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$614
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$572
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$575
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$605
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$632
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$637
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$616
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$677
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$482
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$608
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$620
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$609
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$611
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$634
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$577
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$598
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$670
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$500
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$649
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$675
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$679
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$507
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$769
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$720
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$538
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$597
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$608
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$619
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$648
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$668
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$747
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$693
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$729
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$734