Chongqing vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2015
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$292
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$474
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$748
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
87
71
😀 Quality of life
72
63
🏙️ Population
32.1M
10.6M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 46% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 6733rd and 8597th ($712 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 537th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Chongqing compared to 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Ranked 11th vs 31st best cities to live in China, and 2233rd vs 4919th 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
$3.98
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$3.49
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$346
$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5354
$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1622
$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.6
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$3.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.2
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.7
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27785
$4869

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$554
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$564
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$525
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$545
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$569
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$549
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$539
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$569
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$592
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$587
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$598
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$650
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$466
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$599
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$587
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$601
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$583
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$613
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$576
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$573
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$621
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$509
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$572
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$594
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$633
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$650
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$522
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$713
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$633
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$521
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$570
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$617
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$625
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$643
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$572
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$739
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$607
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$707
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$733