Adelaide vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1978
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4280
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$1150
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$1774
$442
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3388
$957
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
50
88
😀 Quality of life
94
72
🏙️ Population
1.39M
32.1M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 212% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 1894th and 7340th ($1978 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 145th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Adelaide compared to 1.5 months in Chongqing. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 46th and 1675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Adelaide Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.9
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.28
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.51
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$902
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1801
$550
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$212
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.9
$8.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6777
$2326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4517
$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.76
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.41
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.8
$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.16
$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.6
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$843
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7829
$26796

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Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$1795
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1691
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1701
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1631
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1291
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1390
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1668
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1691
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1981
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1625
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1601
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1635
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2194
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1620
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1645
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1619
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1671
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1600
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1643
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1654
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1727
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2023
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1768
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1702
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1511
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1616
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1538
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1651
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1416
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1584
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1824
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2252
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2106
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2539
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2099
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1448
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1185
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1431
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1681

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$553
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$584
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$593
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$613
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$579
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$652
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$526
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$584
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$546
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$592
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$540
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$590
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$591
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$554
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$580
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$530
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$570
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$610
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$590
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$623
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$554
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$554
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$549
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$527
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$584
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$540
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$540
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$572
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$575
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$529
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$581
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$532
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$572
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$585
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$570
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$599
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$559
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$573
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$573
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$539