Adelaide vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Adelaide Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1915
$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4598
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$1040
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$1757
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$97
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3034
$848
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
50
92
😀 Quality of life
93
73
🏙️ Population
1.3M
20.9M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 152% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 1929th and 6348th ($1915 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 51st 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 1.1 months in Chengdu. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 55th and 1510th 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
$14.7
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.4
$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.43
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.27
$3.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.76
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1069
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1351
$402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$45.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.8
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6511
$3970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3640
$2247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$5.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.09
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.6
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$129
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1425
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14932
$20843

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$1651
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1563
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1175
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1557
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1105
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1696
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1654
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1660
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1764
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1613
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1381
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1583
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2154
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1747
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1510
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1650
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1940
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1598
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1561
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1659
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1659
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1445
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2217
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1615
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1502
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1572
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1607
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1540
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1441
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1544
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1562
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1719
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$1873
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$1674
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2397
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2043
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1778
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1663
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1743
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1982

Cities near Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$669
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$673
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$664
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$659
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$679
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$669
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$723
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$666
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$713
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$661
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$704
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$565
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$720
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$688
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$676
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$656
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$671
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$720
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$786
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$684
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$667
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$657
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$669
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$726
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$735
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$722
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$707
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$654
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$685
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$719
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$693
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$709
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$676
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$743
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$720
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$666
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$765
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$657
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$710
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$700