Chongqing vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chongqing	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$601	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1793	$2964
🏠 One person rent	$205	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$357	$988
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.6	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1018	$970
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	76	47
😀 Quality of life	74	63
🏙️ Population	32.1M	1.26M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 53% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 7933rd and 4609th ($601 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 214th and 11th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 2353rd and 5628th 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	$2.89	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$499	$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$267	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.25	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2609	$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1535	$584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.92	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.74	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.1	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$9.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24477	$6389

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$581
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$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

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1241
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$990
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$983
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1157
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$806
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$746
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$885
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1417
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1023
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$899
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$914
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$920
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$956
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$946
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$910
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1202
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$817
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$950
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$952
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$664
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$894
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$926
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$803
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$866
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1241
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$913
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1044
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$747
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$914
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1102
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$986