Chongqing vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chongqing	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2020	$4634
🏠 One person rent	$226	$1160
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$2033
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$589
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$890	$3612
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	87	33
😀 Quality of life	72	80
🏙️ Population	32.1M	543K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 66% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 7185th and 2005th ($662 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 1656th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Tucson ranked 133rd in the United States, while ranked 1966th and 528th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Tucson

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	Chongqing	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.96	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$1056
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$1998
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$333	$1646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$244
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.98	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.52%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2378	$2540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$2461
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.18	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$4.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$9.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.51	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27717	$15724

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Cities near Chongqing

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

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2052
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$1986
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$786
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2291
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2414
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2372
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2416
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2430
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2588
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2369
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2518
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2446
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1989
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2201
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2422
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2287
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$758
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2339
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2484
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$854
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$813
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1792
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$840
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1928
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2638
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2618