Chongqing vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2015
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$292
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$474
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$748
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
87
78
😀 Quality of life
72
67
🏙️ Population
32.1M
12.6M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 41% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6733rd and 8471st ($712 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 532nd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Chongqing compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Ranked 11th vs 29th best cities to live in China, and 2233rd vs 3944th 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
$3.98
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.76
 Cappuccino
$3.49
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$346
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5354
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1622
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.6
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$3.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.2
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.7
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27785
$4818

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$554
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$564
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617