Chongqing vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$226
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$890
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
87
95
😀 Quality of life
72
86
🏙️ Population
32.1M
2.6M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 43% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7185th and 4715th ($662 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 1st in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 1966th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Taipei

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Chongqing Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.96
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.98
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27717
$18424

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605