Chongqing vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chongqing	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1695	$3464
🏠 One person rent	$180	$924
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$493
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.3	$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$832
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	87	8
😀 Quality of life	74	63
🏙️ Population	32.1M	24.7K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 65% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 8185th and 3601st ($561 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd 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 1.6 months in Chongqing compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 2237th and 5581st 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	$2.82	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$3.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$433	$1449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$231	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.8	$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.46	$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2367	$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1345	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.1	$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23821	$8213

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$542
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$569
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$575
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$562
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$565
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$645
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$573
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$551
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$598
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$538
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$570
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$551
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$591
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$538
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$557
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$601
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$635
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$563
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$571
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$563
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$528
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$569
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$557
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$552
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$588
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$558
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$544
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$536
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$580
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$567
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$562
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$568
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$571
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$537

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1207
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1207
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$724
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$476
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$548
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$822
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$834
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$831
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$774
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$596
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$842
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$812
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$609
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$567
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$552
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1561
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1590
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1168
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$421
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$533
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$694
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$549
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$420