Chongqing vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$601
$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1793
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$205
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$357
$974
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.6
$54.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1018
$939
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
76
48
😀 Quality of life
74
63
🏙️ Population
32.1M
1.47M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 43% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 7933rd and 5278th ($601 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 214th and 5th 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 6th in Russia, while ranked 2353rd and 5513th 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
$2.89
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$267
$756
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
$84.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.25
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
19.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2609
$2644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1535
$1615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$4.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.92
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.74
$5.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.1
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.7
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24477
$7937

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Distance City Cost of living
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$581
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$608
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$612
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$600
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$595
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$679
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$572
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$607
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$576
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$628
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$566
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$599
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$612
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$578
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$621
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$564
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$582
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$627
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$629
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$666
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$595
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$600
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$588
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$540
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$591
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$584
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$581
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$617
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$580
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$566
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$625
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$611
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$594
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$612
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$606
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$588
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$598
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556

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Distance City Cost of living
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$892
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$729
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$760
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$767
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$969
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$701
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$853
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$690
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$700
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$743
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$793
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$761
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$564
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$589
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$757
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$595
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$747
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$929
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$579
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$664
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$838
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$740
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$791
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$834
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$604
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$746
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$813
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$677
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$773
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688