Chongqing vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$226
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$890
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
87
90
😀 Quality of life
72
71
🏙️ Population
32.1M
13.9M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 7% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 7185th and 6862nd ($662 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 81st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Ranked 8th vs 10th best cities to live in China, and 1966th vs 2285th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Tianjin

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Chongqing Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.96
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.98
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27717
$16590

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618