Chongqing vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$4646
🏠 One person rent	$224	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$2025
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$3603
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	88	46
😀 Quality of life	72	80
🏙️ Population	32.1M	398K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 65% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 7340th and 2367th ($634 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 1932nd 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 2 months in Wichita. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Wichita ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 1675th and 552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Wichita

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	Chongqing	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.91	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$879
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$1554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$3.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$4.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$4.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$4.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$15994

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1730
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1671
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1569
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1337
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1814
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1748
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1777
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1864
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1649
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1851
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1855
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1621
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1874
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1720
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1768
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2124
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1824
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1861
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1878
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1862
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2290
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1896
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1946
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1855
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2322
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2259
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2437
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2325
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1989
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1821
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2312