Chongqing vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$226
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$890
$3590
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
87
86
😀 Quality of life
72
94
🏙️ Population
32.1M
2.79M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 74% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 7185th and 656th ($662 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 5th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 1966th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Toronto

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Chongqing Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.96
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$6.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.98
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27717
$18156

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$575
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$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
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2332
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2472
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2398
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2127
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2266
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2597
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2086
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1635
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2297
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2154
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1971
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2012
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1762
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1798
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1873
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2267
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1884
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2095
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2051
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1964
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2041
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2038
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1986
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2017
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2009
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1814
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2074
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2046
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2085