Chongqing vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chongqing	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1695	$1663
🏠 One person rent	$180	$220
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$365
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.3	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$149
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	87	30
😀 Quality of life	74	45
🏙️ Population	32.1M	6.87M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 9% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 8185th and 7717th ($561 vs $614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 2nd in China and Myanmar, respectively. Check China vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chongqing compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 2237th and 7117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Yangon

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	Chongqing	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.82	$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$433	$597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$231	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.8	$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32	$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.46	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	12.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2367	$2152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1345	$939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.1	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$92.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23821	$15435

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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 Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$571
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$666
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$581
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$594
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$667
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$534
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$558
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$603
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$553
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$736
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$635
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$540
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$958
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$774
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$519
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$724
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$812
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$787
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1152
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$578
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$718
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$577
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$599