Chongqing vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chongqing	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$2416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2020	$5566
🏠 One person rent	$226	$1501
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$2684
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$669
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$890	$4509
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	87	67
😀 Quality of life	72	74
🏙️ Population	32.1M	504K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 73% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 7185th and 891st ($662 vs $2416) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 790th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 1.9 months in Mesa. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Mesa ranked 362nd in the United States, while ranked 1966th and 1361st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Mesa

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	Chongqing	Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.96	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$5.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$1187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$2498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$333	$2329
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.98	$87.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.52%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2378	$2902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$2944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.18	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$3.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$5.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$4.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$9.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$5.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$59.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.51	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$108
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$23.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$54.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$1120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27717	$10345

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Cities near Chongqing

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 Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2372
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2430
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2588
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2414
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2369
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1989
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2201
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2291
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2518
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2446
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2287
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2339
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2324
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2422
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2052
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2484
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1954
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$1986
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$786
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2638
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1792
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1886
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1928
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$840
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$758
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1842
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2643
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$955