Chongqing vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chongqing	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2020	$4878
🏠 One person rent	$226	$1179
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$2118
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$890	$3356
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	87	84
😀 Quality of life	72	92
🏙️ Population	32.1M	633K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 68% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 7185th and 1692nd ($662 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 4th in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Stuttgart ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 1966th and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Stuttgart

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	Chongqing	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.96	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$5.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$3.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$1120
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$333	$1630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.98	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.52%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2378	$7028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$5083
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$54.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.18	$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$2.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.51	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$65.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$97.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27717	$16244

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Cities near Chongqing

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 Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1831
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1829
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1815
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1818
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1796
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1807
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1793
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1758
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1781
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1787
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1782
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1756
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1760
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1759
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1737
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1726
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1629
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1722
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1709
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1760
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1704
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1914
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1730
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1512
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1711
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1608
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1675
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1298
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1783
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1661
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1831
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1698
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1748
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1692
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1581
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1668
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1772
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1669
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1671