Chongqing vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$226
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$54.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$890
$601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
87
46
😀 Quality of life
72
60
🏙️ Population
32.1M
1.47M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 6% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 7185th and 6924th ($662 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 16th in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Yekaterinburg ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 1966th and 5229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Yekaterinburg

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Chongqing Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.96
$7.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$62.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.98
$7.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
12.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$1941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$1299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27717
$4718

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$586
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$537
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$539
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$523
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$531
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$559
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$698
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$490
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$567
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$782
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$620
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$422
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$484
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$540
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$575
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$451
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$503
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$463
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$630
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$654
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$533
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$480
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$509
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$589
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$513
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$484
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$541
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$406
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$530
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$522
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$612
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$562
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$376
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628