Adelaide vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2246
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5047
$2020
🏠 One person rent
$1312
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$2094
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3574
$890
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
50
87
😀 Quality of life
93
72
🏙️ Population
1.3M
32.1M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 239% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 1267th and 7185th ($2246 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 146th 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 1.3 months in Chongqing. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 64th and 1966th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Chongqing

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Adelaide Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.1
$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.1
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.98
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.31
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1399
$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$994
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2312
$523
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$58.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$9.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6896
$2378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4181
$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.98
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.9
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.13
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.8
$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.3
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1344
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11389
$27717

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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 Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556