Chongqing vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2015
$5834
🏠 One person rent
$292
$1582
🏘️ Family rent
$474
$2702
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$610
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$748
$3483
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ 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 72% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 6733rd and 571st ($712 vs $2576) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 6th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Chongqing compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Chongqing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 2233rd and 36th 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
$3.98
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$6.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$346
$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5354
$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1622
$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.6
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.2
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.7
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27785
$18837

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$554
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$564
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$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548

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$2390
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$2600
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$2622
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2358
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$2128
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2192
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2578
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2114
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1598
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2293
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2082
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2032
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2244
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$2073
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1862
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1510
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2218
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1734
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1821
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1915
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1879
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2125
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1408
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1949
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2072
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2084
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2217
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2194
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2127
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2031
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2156
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2004
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2074
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2049
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2085
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2097
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$1816
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$2178
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$2151
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2190