Chongqing vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chongqing	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$1414
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1695	$3338
🏠 One person rent	$180	$764
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$1283
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.3	$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$1836
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	87	61
😀 Quality of life	74	83
🏙️ Population	32.1M	581K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 60% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 8185th and 4221st ($561 vs $1414) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 1st in China and Lithuania, respectively. Check China vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chongqing compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 2237th and 544th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Vilnius

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	Chongqing	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.82	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$8.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$5.39
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$763
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$547
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$433	$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$231	$933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.8	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32	$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.46	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	4.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2367	$6130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1345	$3717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$7.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.1	$54.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23821	$9582

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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 Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$865
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$883
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1334
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$974
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$920
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$988
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$349
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$929
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1113
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$735
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$967
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$894
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1125
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$561
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1148
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$889
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$840
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1046
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$864
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1270
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$993
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1419
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1057
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$426
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1113
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$829
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$528
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$406
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$293
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$928
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1182
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1079
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1034
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$545
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1009
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1241
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$968
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1074
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1522