Chongqing vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$224	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$925
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	88	49
😀 Quality of life	72	59
🏙️ Population	32.1M	1.48M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 38% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 7340th and 5351st ($634 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 14th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 1675th and 5375th 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	$3.91	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$5821

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Cities near Chongqing

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

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$778
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$587
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$684
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$804
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$673
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$768
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$744
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$813
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$753
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$667
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$977
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$853
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$634
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$725
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$677
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$693
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$717
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$638
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$760
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$983
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$846
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$662
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1214
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$696