Chongqing vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chongqing	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2020	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$226	$450
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$890	$957
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	87	49
😀 Quality of life	72	60
🏙️ Population	32.1M	1.48M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 35% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 7185th and 5612th ($662 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 14th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 1966th and 5259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Zapopan

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	Chongqing	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.96	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$333	$639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.98	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.52%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2378	$5289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.18	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.51	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27717	$5160

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Cities near Chongqing

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

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$985
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$683
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$779
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$735
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$764
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$882
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$737
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$835
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$630
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$620
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$719
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1165
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$687
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$784
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$738
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$796
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$780
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$674
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$978
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$886
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$659
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$729
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$522
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$691
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$748
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$601
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$698
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$879
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$941
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$808
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$839
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$647
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$861
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1153
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$844