Chongqing vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1860
$1387
🏠 One person rent
$229
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$401
$339
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1102
$800
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
76
58
😀 Quality of life
74
68
🏙️ Population
32.1M
10.6M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 21% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 7730th and 8567th ($631 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th and 492nd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 1.5 months in Shijiazhuang. Ranked 8th vs 36th best cities to live in China, and 1966th vs 4412th 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
$2.93
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$53
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.24
$6.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2743
$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$1671
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.84
$3.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.6
$35
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24949
$5149

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$595
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$625
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$629
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$618
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$608
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$701
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$588
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$625
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$587
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$643
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$577
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$615
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$630
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$640
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$575
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$590
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$640
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$647
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$688
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$612
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$615
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$600
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$549
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$600
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$598
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$635
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$582
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$579
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$641
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$563
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$631
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$602
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$629
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$616
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$588
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$593
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$614
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$560

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$541
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$541
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$541
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$539
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$556
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$541
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$567
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$525
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$579
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$574
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$522
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$480
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$480
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$550
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$576
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$549
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$586
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$556
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$580
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$549
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$511
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$539
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$574
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$666
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$666
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$538
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$764
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$623
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$508
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$549
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$538
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$629
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$684
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$599
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$637
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$645
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$789
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$740