Chongqing vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1860
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$229
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$401
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1102
$902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
76
68
😀 Quality of life
74
70
🏙️ Population
32.1M
12.6M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 21% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7730th and 8548th ($631 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th and 485th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Ranked 8th vs 30th best cities to live in China, and 1966th vs 3567th 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
$2.93
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.24
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2743
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.84
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.6
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24949
$21955

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$595
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$625
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$629
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$618
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$608
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$701
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$588
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$625
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$587
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$643
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$577
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$615
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$630
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$640
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$575
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$590
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$640
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$647
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$688
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$612
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$615
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$600
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$549
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$600
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$598
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$635
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$582
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$579
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$641
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$563
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$631
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$602
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$629
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$616
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$588
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$593
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$614
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$560

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567