Chongqing vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$634
$765
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1938
$1946
🏠 One person rent
$224
$377
🏘️ Family rent
$442
$769
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.1
$59.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$957
$696
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
88
46
😀 Quality of life
72
60
🏙️ Population
32.1M
1.47M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 17% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 7340th and 6596th ($634 vs $765) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 14th in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Yekaterinburg ranked 8th in Russia, while ranked 1675th and 5209th 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
$3.91
$8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$427
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$550
$923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$337
$595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$65.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.91
$7.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$2157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1374
$1318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.83
$5.03
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$5.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$4.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26796
$4946

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$553
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$584
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$593
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$613
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$579
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$652
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$526
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$584
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$546
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$592
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$540
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$590
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$591
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$554
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$580
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$530
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$570
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$610
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$590
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$623
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$554
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$554
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$549
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$527
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$584
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$540
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$540
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$572
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$575
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$529
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$581
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$532
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$572
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$585
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$570
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$599
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$559
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$573
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$573
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$539

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Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$646
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$648
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$592
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$600
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$617
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$596
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$595
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$765
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$531
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$672
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$506
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$710
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$637
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$454
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$538
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$613
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$580
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$593
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$557
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$509
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$534
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$508
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$619
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$734
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$548
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$569
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$537
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$656
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$612
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$559
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$592
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$631
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$549
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$590
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$654
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$770
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$605
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$438
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$717
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$658