Canberra vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Canberra	Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2258	$631
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5105	$1860
🏠 One person rent	$1409	$229
🏘️ Family rent	$2111	$401
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$79.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$1102
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	30	76
😀 Quality of life	85	74
🏙️ Population	381K	32.1M

The cost of living in Canberra is 258% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 1373rd and 7730th ($2258 vs $631) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 168th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Canberra compared to 1.7 months in Chongqing. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 438th and 1966th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Chongqing

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	Canberra	Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1459	$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1187	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2549	$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$39.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$7.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9940	$2743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6181	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.2	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$61
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2338	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17844	$24949

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1795
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1701
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1460
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1709
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2481
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2040
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2354
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1825
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1855
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1816
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1995
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$2000
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1936
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1915
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1913
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1834
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1493
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2543
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1933
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1896
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1813
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2179
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1606
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1273
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1905
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1868
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1728
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2364
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1720

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