Adelaide vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Adelaide	Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$1044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4797	$2705
🏠 One person rent	$1428	$596
🏘️ Family rent	$2032	$1053
🍽️ Food expenses	$589	$250
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$711
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	50	100
😀 Quality of life	93	73
🏙️ Population	1.39M	21.9M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 124% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 1210th and 5341st ($2338 vs $1044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 5th best city to live in Australia vs Beijing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 73rd and 2718th 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	$15.9	$4.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.33	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1521	$861
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1196	$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2231	$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1697	$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$32.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$50.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8511	$12544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5565	$6280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.2	$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$4.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$63.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$8.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1013	$725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8002	$25165

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2128
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1904
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1487
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1604
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1906
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1928
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2217
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1822
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1815
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2496
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1829
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1894
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1824
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1860
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1896
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1979
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2223
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1898
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1867
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1477
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1821
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1699
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1753
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1710
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2050
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2482
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2308
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2379
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1997
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1288
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$767
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$645
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$646
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$663
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$572
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$673
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$468
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$656
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$697
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$562
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$709
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$621
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$630
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$528
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$558
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$632
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$626
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$512
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$524
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$521
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$525
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$519
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$466
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$584
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$493
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$770
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$508
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$574
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$492
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$655
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$666
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$618
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$562
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$748