Chongqing vs Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$1529
🏠 One person rent	$224	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$306
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	88	78
😀 Quality of life	72	58
🏙️ Population	32.1M	2.24M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 14% more expensive than in Tangerang. Cities ranked 7340th and 8142nd ($634 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 12th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 0.5 months in Tangerang. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Tangerang ranked 5th in Indonesia, while ranked 1675th and 5471st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Tangerang

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	Chongqing	Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.91	$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$49.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$76
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$1727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$2.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$3.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$38.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$7618

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539

Cities near Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	South Tangerang	$536
24 km or 15 mi	Jakarta	$701
32 km or 20 mi	Depok	$385
41 km or 26 mi	Bekasi	$518
50 km or 31 mi	Bogor	$513
54 km or 33 mi	Serang	$492
71 km or 44 mi	Cilegon	$488
89 km or 55 mi	Sukabumi	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Cimahi	$500
134 km or 83 mi	Bandung	$545
173 km or 107 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
189 km or 117 mi	Metro	$432
216 km or 134 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
222 km or 138 mi	Cirebon	$521
248 km or 154 mi	Banjar	$490
287 km or 178 mi	Tegal	$480
314 km or 195 mi	Cilacap	$474
345 km or 215 mi	Pekalongan	$471
405 km or 251 mi	Prabumulih	$417
411 km or 255 mi	Palembang	$395
427 km or 265 mi	Semarang	$493
445 km or 276 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
446 km or 277 mi	Salatiga	$421
450 km or 279 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
487 km or 303 mi	Surakarta	$417
526 km or 327 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
552 km or 343 mi	Bengkulu	$500
564 km or 350 mi	Madiun	$486
610 km or 379 mi	Jambi	$458
621 km or 386 mi	Kediri	$464
645 km or 401 mi	Blitar	$453
656 km or 408 mi	Mojokerto	$505
677 km or 421 mi	Batu	$410
685 km or 425 mi	Surabaya	$549
690 km or 429 mi	Malang	$365
711 km or 442 mi	Pasuruan	$510
747 km or 464 mi	Probolinggo	$614
748 km or 465 mi	Pontianak	$427
825 km or 513 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
829 km or 515 mi	Singkawang	$430