Chongqing vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1860
$2729
🏠 One person rent
$229
$633
🏘️ Family rent
$401
$1107
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1102
$1033
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
76
48
😀 Quality of life
74
64
🏙️ Population
32.1M
1.47M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 46% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 7730th and 4849th ($631 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th and 4th in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Yekaterinburg ranked 5th in Russia, while ranked 1966th and 5361st 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
$2.93
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$737
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$1319
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.24
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
21.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2743
$2871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$1871
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$5.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.84
$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.6
$91.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24949
$7933

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$595
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$625
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$629
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$618
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$608
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$701
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$588
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$625
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$587
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$643
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$577
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$615
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$630
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$640
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$575
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$590
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$640
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$647
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$688
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$612
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$615
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$600
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$549
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$600
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$598
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$635
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$582
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$579
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$641
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$563
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$631
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$602
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$629
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$616
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$588
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$593
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$614
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$560

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Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$954
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$952
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$952
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$757
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$786
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$780
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$791
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$1024
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$713
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$913
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$702
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$708
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$788
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$840
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$868
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$771
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$830
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$575
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$615
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$812
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$648
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$763
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$981
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$606
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$727
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$754
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$845
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$789
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$705
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$749
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$819
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$620
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$792
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$784
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$823
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$748
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$834
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$754