Adelaide vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Adelaide	Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2355	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4952	$2811
🏠 One person rent	$1426	$648
🏘️ Family rent	$2084	$1139
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3842	$769
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	50	100
😀 Quality of life	92	73
🏙️ Population	1.39M	21.9M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 113% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 1178th and 4987th ($2355 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 6th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 0.7 months in Beijing. Adelaide ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Beijing ranked 14th in China, while ranked 75th and 2361st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Beijing

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	Adelaide	Beijing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$4.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.8	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.12	$1.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$965
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1164	$510
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$1738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1758	$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9174	$12536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6193	$6136
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.21	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.9	$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$4.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.6	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$54.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.5	$62.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1172	$621
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9256	$25910

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2133
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1905
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1493
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1606
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1896
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1933
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2179
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1813
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1816
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2543
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1834
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1913
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1825
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1915
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1936
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$2000
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2258
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1868
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1855
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1460
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1795
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1701
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1728
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1709
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2040
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2481
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2364
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2354
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1995
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1273
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$740
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$800
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$666
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$682
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$697
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$480
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$672
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$720
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$576
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$722
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$623
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$645
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$541
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$556
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$648
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$574
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$525
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$541
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$646
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$541
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$539
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$541
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$480
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$599
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$521
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$789
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$522
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$511
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$676
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$684
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$634
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$579
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$665
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$759