Adelaide vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Adelaide	Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2246	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5047	$1555
🏠 One person rent	$1312	$253
🏘️ Family rent	$2094	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$61.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3574	$971
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	50	73
😀 Quality of life	93	53
🏙️ Population	1.3M	9.07M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 274% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 1267th and 7772nd ($2246 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 308th 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 1.6 months in Changchun. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Changchun ranked 44th in China, while ranked 64th and 6042nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Changchun

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	Adelaide	Changchun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.1	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.31	$1.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1399	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2312	$624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1617	$260
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$37.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.4	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6896	$2679
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4181	$4090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.98	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$6.99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.22	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.9	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$2.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.42	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$7.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1344	$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11389	$14935

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2013
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1816
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1397
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1357
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1795
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1822
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$1892
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1757
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1717
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2397
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1758
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1876
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1746
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1799
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1800
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1805
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1829
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2393
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1900
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1815
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1500
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1748
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1674
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1798
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1532
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1732
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$1997
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2472
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2265
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2801
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2286
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1833
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1289
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661

Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$572
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$541
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$567
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$531
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$585
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$524
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$588
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$558
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$529
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$531
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$550
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$583
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$536
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$672
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$554
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$534
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$618
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$474
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$535
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$533
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$557
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$511
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$514
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$577
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$517
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$589
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$523
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$506
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$512
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$636
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$524
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$512
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$527
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$537