Canberra vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Canberra	Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2049	$636
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4563	$1698
🏠 One person rent	$1259	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$1916	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$528	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3539	$901
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	30	94
😀 Quality of life	85	74
🏙️ Population	381K	20.9M

The cost of living in Canberra is 222% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 1878th and 7554th ($2049 vs $636) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 134th 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 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 402nd and 1884th 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	$14.5	$2.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.1	$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.55	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1375	$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2250	$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.8	$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7236	$3950
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4835	$2101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.24	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$3.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.18	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.78	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.38	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.1	$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$5.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.3	$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.7	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1747	$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13277	$12935

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1654
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1479
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1457
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1578
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1507
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1617
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2313
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1879
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2619
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2160
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1659
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1758
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1671
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1829
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1806
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1710
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1701
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1724
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1656
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1688
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1341
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2297
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1759
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1712
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1739
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1683
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1705
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2043
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1421
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1613
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1187
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1766
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1989
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1690
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1786
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1703
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1759
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1840
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2146
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1553

Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$568
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$552
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$592
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$585
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$557
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$583
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$543
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$532
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$558
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$580
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$553
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$550
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$538
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$647
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$582
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$579
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$527
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$536
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$584
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$569
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$574
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$605
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$544
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$571
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$609
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$589
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$611
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$584
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$594
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$670
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$575
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$584
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$553
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$572