Chongqing vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$224	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$3578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	88	34
😀 Quality of life	72	80
🏙️ Population	32.1M	543K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 68% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 7340th and 1962nd ($634 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 1679th 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 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 1675th and 561st 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	$3.91	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$15495

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262