Chongqing vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$601
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1793
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$205
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$357
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.6
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1018
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
76
68
😀 Quality of life
74
68
🏙️ Population
32.1M
12.6M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 17% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7933rd and 8643rd ($601 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 214th and 498th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Ranked 8th vs 37th best cities to live in China, and 2353rd vs 4641st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Zhengzhou

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Chongqing Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.89
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$267
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.25
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2609
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1535
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.92
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.74
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.7
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24477
$21713

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556