Chongqing vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$224	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$1637
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	88	27
😀 Quality of life	72	59
🏙️ Population	32.1M	687K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 42% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 7340th and 4828th ($634 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 120th in China and Spain, respectively. Check China vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 1675th and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Zaragoza

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	Chongqing	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.91	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$7261

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387