Chongqing vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$634
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1938
$1683
🏠 One person rent
$224
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$442
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.1
$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$957
$886
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
88
98
😀 Quality of life
72
70
🏙️ Population
32.1M
12.3M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 3% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 7340th and 7163rd ($634 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 95th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 1.4 months in Wuhan. Ranked 8th vs 12th best cities to live in China, and 1675th vs 2475th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Wuhan

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Chongqing Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$550
$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$337
$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.91
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1374
$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.83
$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26796
$8658

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194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
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201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$590
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$591
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$554
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$580
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$530
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$570
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$610
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$590
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$623
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$554
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$554
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$549
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$527
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$584
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$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
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342 km or 213 mi Jishou
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$600
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$679
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$645
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$600
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$615
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$630
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$591
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$589
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$584
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$619
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$613
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$569
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$621
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$655
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$577
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$596
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$637
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$591
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$588
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$549
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$576
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$591
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$577
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$558
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$556
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$664
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$533
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$600
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$604
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$506
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$555
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$637
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$561
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$602
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$586