Chongqing vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$601
$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1793
$3641
🏠 One person rent
$205
$932
🏘️ Family rent
$357
$1570
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.6
$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1018
$912
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
76
8
😀 Quality of life
74
48
🏙️ Population
32.1M
24.7K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 64% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 7933rd and 3471st ($601 vs $1646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 214th and 1st in China and the Seychelles, respectively. Check China vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 2353rd and 6854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Victoria

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Chongqing Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.89
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$4.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$267
$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.25
$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2609
$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1535
$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.92
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.74
$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.1
$70
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.7
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24477
$8971

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$581
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$608
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$612
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$600
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$595
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$679
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$572
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$607
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$576
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$628
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$566
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$599
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$612
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$578
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$621
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$564
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$582
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$627
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$629
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$666
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$595
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$600
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$588
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$540
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$591
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$584
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$581
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$617
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$580
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$566
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$625
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$611
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$594
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$612
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$606
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$588
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$598
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556

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Distance City Cost of living
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$724
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1237
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1233
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$743
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$481
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$553
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$807
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$815
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$812
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$697
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$749
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$604
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$819
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$796
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$588
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$551
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$564
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$544
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$496
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$408
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$523
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$712
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$542
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$419