Chongqing vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$676
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2015
$1762
🏠 One person rent
$292
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$474
$708
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$52.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$748
$605
😷 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 5% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 6733rd and 6984th ($712 vs $676) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 11th in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Chongqing compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Chongqing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Yekaterinburg ranked 3rd in Russia, while ranked 2233rd and 5379th 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
$3.98
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$346
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$56.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55
$86.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$6.47
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
13.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5354
$1840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1622
$1299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.6
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$3.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$5.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$3.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$3.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.2
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$67.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.7
$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27785
$4747

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$554
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$564
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548

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Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$559
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$531
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$497
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$467
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$487
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$537
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$636
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$488
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$547
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$437
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$734
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$567
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$427
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$468
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$516
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$605
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$448
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$494
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$456
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$660
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$646
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$559
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$493
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$545
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$623
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$500
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$493
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$517
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$402
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$526
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$518
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$614
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$814
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$562
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$414
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$632