Adelaide vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Adelaide	Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2117	$635
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4412	$1647
🏠 One person rent	$1269	$252
🏘️ Family rent	$1846	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$230
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3276	$917
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	50	94
😀 Quality of life	94	75
🏙️ Population	1.39M	20.9M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 233% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 1686th and 7530th ($2117 vs $635) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 114th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Adelaide compared to 1.4 months in Chengdu. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Chengdu ranked 5th in China, while ranked 65th and 1800th 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	$15.1	$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.5	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.27	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.52	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1334	$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1976	$574
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$46.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7414	$3973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4859	$2045
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.3	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.35	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.42	$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.34	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.9	$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.26	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.9	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$876	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6919	$11647

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$1911
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1771
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1362
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1464
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1738
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1768
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2058
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1673
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1662
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2308
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1681
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1736
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1667
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1728
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1706
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1725
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1813
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2019
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1786
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1747
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1364
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1678
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1568
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1660
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1580
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1599
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$1888
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2292
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2127
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2640
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2181
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1839
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1184
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633

Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$571
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$557
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$591
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$563
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$580
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$544
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$528
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$551
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$552
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$536
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$565
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$645
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$573
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$575
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$541
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$538
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$570
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$562
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$587
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$542
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$601
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$583
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$593
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$579
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$663
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$538
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$569
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$567
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$551
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$560