Chongqing vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chongqing	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$712	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2015	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$292	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$474	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.4	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$748	$4634
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	87	89
😀 Quality of life	72	98
🏙️ Population	32.1M	5.87M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 76% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6733rd and 133rd ($712 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1st in China and Singapore, respectively. Check China vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Chongqing compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Chongqing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 2233rd and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Singapore City

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	Chongqing	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.98	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$609	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$346	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.6	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5354	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1622	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.6	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.85	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.2	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.8	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.7	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$346	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27785	$26424

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Cities near Chongqing

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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544