Canberra vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Canberra	Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2604	$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5825	$1812
🏠 One person rent	$1591	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$2539	$440
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2863	$883
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	30	94
😀 Quality of life	82	73
🏙️ Population	381K	20.9M

The cost of living in Canberra is 305% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 522nd and 7269th ($2604 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 196th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Canberra compared to 1.4 months in Chengdu. Canberra ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 367th and 1633rd 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	$32.8	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$136	$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.84	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1634	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2762	$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.3	$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8209	$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6798	$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.11	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$4.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.51	$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.4	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.1	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1861	$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14837	$18347

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1723
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1430
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1610
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1463
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1691
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2348
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1903
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2741
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$1998
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1669
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1404
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1672
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1461
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1707
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1719
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1716
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1693
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1702
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1317
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2356
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1746
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1707
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1708
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1658
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1688
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1327
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1354
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1462
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1819
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1723
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2203
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1552

Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$611
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$608
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$594
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$578
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$607
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$602
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$598
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$603
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$625
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$562
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$615
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$535
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$619
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$596
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$530
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$589
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$548
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$545
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$597
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$625
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$435
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$525
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$620
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$646
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$564
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$566
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$554
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$712
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$559
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$566
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$568
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$593
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$616
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$576
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$570
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$606
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$552
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$580
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$587