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Chongqing

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Explore how minimum wage compares to Big Mac prices in Chongqing, and how many burgers you can earn with 1 hour of work.

Minimum wage (gross)
CN¥13.44
/ hour
Big Mac price
CN¥26.50
Burgers per hour
0.51
You can buy about 0 burgers in 1 hour
Work time for 1 Big Mac
1h 58m

Chongqing vs the world

How Chongqing compares with other countries and regions.

How we calculate burgers per hour

Minimum wage / hour
CN¥13.44
÷
Big Mac price
CN¥26.50
=
Burgers per hour
0.51

Converted from CN¥2,330 / month at 40 h/week

Big Mac price uses the national average.

Neighbouring ranks

  1. 12Tibet Autonomous Region0.51
  2. 13Henan0.51
  3. 14Chongqing0.51
  4. 15Sichuan0.51
  5. 16Anhui0.51

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Minimum wage (gross)

Source: 重庆市人力资源和社会保障局 (Chongqing Human Resources and Social Security Bureau) · effective Jan 1, 2025

重庆市人力资源和社会保障局 (Chongqing Human Resources and Social Security Bureau)

Tier 1 (一档); Chongqing uses a 2-tier system. Tier 1 (一档): full-time monthly minimum 2330 CNY/month, part-time hourly minimum 23 CNY/hour, applies to main urban districts (万州区, 渝中区, 江北区, 沙坪坝区, 渝北区, etc.) and 两江新区/西部科学城重庆高新区/万盛经开区. Tier 2 (二档): 2200 CNY/month, 22 CNY/hour (rural counties such as 城口县, 巫山县, etc.). Adjusted from prior Tier 1 of 2100 CNY/month, effective 2025-01-01 per the Bureau's notice issued 2024-12-30. Confirmed by 重庆市人民政府网 (cq.gov.cn).

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