Canberra vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Canberra	Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2393	$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5235	$1808
🏠 One person rent	$1495	$251
🏘️ Family rent	$2245	$445
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3763	$892
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	30	94
😀 Quality of life	83	72
🏙️ Population	381K	20.9M

The cost of living in Canberra is 263% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 929th and 7209th ($2393 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 151st 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 Canberra compared to 1.4 months in Chengdu. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 393rd and 1933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Chengdu

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	Canberra	Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.9	$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.85	$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.11	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.92	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1584	$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2518	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1831	$329
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$52.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7663	$4168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5992	$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.32	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.7	$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.68	$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.9	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$87	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1893	$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15472	$15153

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1748
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1532
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1674
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1500
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1732
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2472
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1997
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2801
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2286
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1746
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1815
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1717
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1833
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1829
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1805
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1800
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1876
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1758
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1397
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2397
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1822
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1799
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1795
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1757
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1892
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1357
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1289
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1816
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1900
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1798
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2265
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1635

Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$614
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$605
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$587
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$572
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$611
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$591
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$604
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$624
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$559
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$625
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$550
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$588
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$613
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$574
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$570
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$609
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$609
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$618
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$560
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$551
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$627
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$642
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$607
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$596
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$575
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$593
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$600
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$584
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$595
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$620
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$569
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$568
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$612
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$555
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$591