Adelaide vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2355
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4952
$1806
🏠 One person rent
$1426
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$2084
$512
🍽️ Food expenses
$596
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3842
$1237
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
50
89
😀 Quality of life
92
76
🏙️ Population
1.39M
20.9M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 242% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 1178th and 7360th ($2355 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 75th 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 1.8 months in Chengdu. Adelaide ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Chengdu ranked 6th in China, while ranked 75th and 1238th 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
$15.8
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.8
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.12
$2.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1640
$390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1164
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2242
$707
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1758
$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.04%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9174
$3816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6193
$1941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.21
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.9
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.47
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.44
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.6
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.24
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.5
$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.5
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$126
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1172
$325
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9256
$14789

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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 Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$641
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$635
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$615
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$600
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$640
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$629
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$600
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$631
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$647
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$579
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$643
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$549
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$612
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$614
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$587
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$598
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$563
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$608
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$701
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$625
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$629
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$588
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$575
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$615
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$618
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$625
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$616
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$595
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$631
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$640
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$630
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$629
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$605
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$618
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$697
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$577
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$602
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$594