Chongqing vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chongqing	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$919
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2020	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$226	$572
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$890	$235
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	87	30
😀 Quality of life	72	26
🏙️ Population	32.1M	6.87M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 28% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 7185th and 6082nd ($662 vs $919) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 1st in China and Myanmar, respectively. Check China vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Yangon ranked 2nd in Myanmar, while ranked 1966th and 8533rd 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	$3.96	$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$3.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$871
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$431
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$1016
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$333	$707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.98	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.52%	12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2378	$1438
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$312
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$9.19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.18	$8.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$0.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$1.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.51	$3.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27717	$10024

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$575
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$607
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$618
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$642
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$609
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$682
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$609
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$574
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$625
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$568
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$627
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$600
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$594
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$611
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$577
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$593
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$624
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$660
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$588
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$587
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$591
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$550
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$612
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$572
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$570
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$605
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$581
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$559
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$614
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$604
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$555
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$596
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$596
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$613
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$783
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$792
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$612
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$690
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$655
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$617
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$593
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$513
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$570
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$739
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$613
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$613
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$994
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$787
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$588
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$676
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$800
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$773
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1168
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$555
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$703
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$599
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$312
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$626