Chongqing vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$224	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$3141
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	88	86
😀 Quality of life	72	93
🏙️ Population	32.1M	2.79M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 74% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 7340th and 861st ($634 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 4th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 1675th and 59th 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	$3.91	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$17118

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095