Adelaide vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2355
$631
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4952
$1860
🏠 One person rent
$1426
$229
🏘️ Family rent
$2084
$401
🍽️ Food expenses
$596
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$79.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3842
$1102
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
50
76
😀 Quality of life
92
74
🏙️ Population
1.39M
32.1M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 273% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 1178th and 7730th ($2355 vs $631) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 168th 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 1.7 months in Chongqing. Adelaide ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 75th 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
$15.8
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.8
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.12
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1640
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1164
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2242
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1758
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$39.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$7.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.04%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9174
$2743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6193
$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.21
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.9
$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.47
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.44
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.6
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.24
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.5
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$61
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.5
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$126
$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1172
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9256
$24949

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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 Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$595
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$625
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$629
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$618
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$608
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$701
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$588
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$625
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$587
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$643
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$577
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$615
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$630
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$640
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$575
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$590
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$640
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$647
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$688
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$612
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$615
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$600
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$549
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$600
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$598
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$635
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$582
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$579
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$641
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$563
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$631
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$602
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$629
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$616
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$588
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$593
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$614
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$560