Chongqing vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$226
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$890
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
87
78
😀 Quality of life
72
66
🏙️ Population
32.1M
12.6M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 27% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7185th and 8506th ($662 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 518th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Ranked 8th vs 30th best cities to live in China, and 1966th vs 3930th 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
$3.96
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.98
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27717
$19861

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619