Chongqing vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$224	$686
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$1615
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	88	62
😀 Quality of life	72	80
🏙️ Population	32.1M	581K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 50% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 7340th and 4316th ($634 vs $1261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 1st in China and Lithuania, respectively. Check China vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 1675th and 529th 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	$3.91	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$4.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$1330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$5319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$3255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$5.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$8.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$8531

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$847
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$850
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1150
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$936
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$882
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$950
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$385
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$843
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1016
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$727
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$840
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1025
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$570
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$935
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$804
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$761
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$933
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1113
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$964
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1299
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$969
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$435
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$469
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$438
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$300
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$835
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$953
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$474
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$882
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$869
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$977
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1302