Chongqing vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chongqing	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1695	$3309
🏠 One person rent	$180	$761
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$1163
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.3	$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$1744
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	87	26
😀 Quality of life	74	77
🏙️ Population	32.1M	687K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 62% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 8185th and 4103rd ($561 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 61st in China and Spain, respectively. Check China vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chongqing compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Zaragoza ranked 39th in Spain, while ranked 2237th and 1210th 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	$2.82	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$622
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$433	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$231	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.8	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.46	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2367	$4828
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1345	$2495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$5.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.1	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$77.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23821	$8269

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$542
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$569
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$575
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$562
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$565
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$645
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$573
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$551
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$598
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$538
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$570
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$551
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$591
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$538
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$557
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$601
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$635
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$563
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$571
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$563
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$528
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$569
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$557
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$552
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$588
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$558
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$544
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$536
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$580
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$567
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$562
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$568
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$571
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$537

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1157
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1414
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1229
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1585
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1468
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1445
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1318
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1531
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1212
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1571
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1596
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1217
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1673
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1239
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1566
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1740
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1523
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1839
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1200
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1363
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1590
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1407
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1598
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1703
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1660
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1637
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1746
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1687
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1572
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581