Adelaide vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1978
$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4280
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$1150
$240
🏘️ Family rent
$1774
$430
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3388
$863
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
50
94
😀 Quality of life
94
72
🏙️ Population
1.39M
20.9M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 217% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 1894th and 7421st ($1978 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 164th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Adelaide compared to 1.4 months in Chengdu. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Chengdu ranked 9th in China, while ranked 46th and 1890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Chengdu

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Adelaide Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.9
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.28
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.51
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$902
$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1801
$595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$31.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$212
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.9
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
4.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6777
$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4517
$2020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.76
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.41
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.8
$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.16
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.6
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$843
$305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7829
$11550

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Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$1795
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1691
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1701
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1631
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1291
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1390
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1668
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1691
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1981
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1625
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1601
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1635
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2194
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1620
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1645
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1619
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1671
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1600
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1643
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1654
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1727
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2023
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1768
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1702
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1511
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1616
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1538
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1651
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1416
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1584
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1824
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2252
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2106
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2539
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2099
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1448
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1185
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1431
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1681

Cities near Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$581
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$572
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$554
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$540
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$580
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$570
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$549
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$572
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$590
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$529
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$592
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$527
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$554
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$573
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$546
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$540
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$532
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$579
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$652
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$584
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$593
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$526
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$530
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$590
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$613
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$584
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$599
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$553
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$634
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$610
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$591
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$608
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$580
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$601
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$696
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$540
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$584
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$585
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$554
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$574