Chongqing vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$561
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1695
$1354
🏠 One person rent
$180
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.3
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$914
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
87
70
😀 Quality of life
74
65
🏙️ Population
32.1M
10.6M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 11% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 8185th and 8645th ($561 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 489th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chongqing compared to 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Ranked 7th vs 42nd best cities to live in China, and 2237th vs 5294th 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
$2.82
$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$361
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$231
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.8
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$84.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.46
$6.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.87%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2367
$2373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$1658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.06
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.1
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.9
$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$271
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23821
$4870

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$542
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$569
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$575
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$562
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$565
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$645
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$541
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$573
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$551
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$598
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$538
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$570
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$583
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$551
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$591
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$538
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$557
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$601
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$599
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$635
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$563
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$571
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$563
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$528
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$569
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$557
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$552
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$588
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$558
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$544
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$596
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$536
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$580
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$567
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$583
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$587
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$562
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$568
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$571
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$537

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$535
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$527
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$523
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$574
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$533
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$548
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$505
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$550
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$572
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$499
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$454
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$456
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$544
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$558
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$543
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$565
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$552
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$553
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$480
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$495
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$546
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$634
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$634
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$502
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$724
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$638
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$516
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$544
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$534
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$654
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$580
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$689
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$619
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$748
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$707