Canberra vs Linyi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Canberra	Linyi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$530
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4990	$1404
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$178
🏘️ Family rent	$2158	$301
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$68.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$793
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	30	19
😀 Quality of life	85	47
🏙️ Population	381K	11M

The cost of living in Canberra is 319% more expensive than in Linyi. Cities ranked 1443rd and 8538th ($2223 vs $530) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 456th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 1.5 months in Linyi. Canberra ranked 13th best city to live in Australia vs Linyi ranked 194th in China, while ranked 479th and 6954th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Linyi

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	Canberra	Linyi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$3.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$26.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1150	$95.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8609	$3202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5425	$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.53	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.3	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$0.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.86	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$3.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.1	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$66.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2023	$169
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15408	$7190

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1821
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1699
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1477
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1710
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2482
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2050
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2379
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1824
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1867
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1815
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1997
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1979
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1896
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1860
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1894
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1829
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1487
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2496
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1928
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1906
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1822
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2217
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1604
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1288
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1904
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1898
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1753
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2308
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1766

Cities near Linyi

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Zaozhuang	$542
77 km or 48 mi	Xinyi	$571
85 km or 53 mi	Pizhou	$576
93 km or 58 mi	Lianyungang	$553
107 km or 66 mi	Rizhao	$549
107 km or 67 mi	Xintai	$566
109 km or 67 mi	Tengzhou	$572
125 km or 78 mi	Suqian	$617
137 km or 85 mi	Qufu	$563
138 km or 86 mi	Xuzhou	$514
139 km or 86 mi	Laiwu	$564
143 km or 89 mi	Zhucheng	$541
160 km or 100 mi	Anqiu	$523
166 km or 103 mi	Jining	$548
170 km or 106 mi	Tai'an	$548
175 km or 109 mi	Zoucheng	$558
182 km or 113 mi	Qingzhou	$563
188 km or 117 mi	Huaibei	$581
188 km or 117 mi	Huai'an	$661
189 km or 118 mi	Feicheng	$550
193 km or 120 mi	Zibo	$554
194 km or 121 mi	Gaomi	$515
196 km or 122 mi	Weifang	$449
197 km or 122 mi	Jiaozhou	$457
203 km or 126 mi	Suzhou	$592
206 km or 128 mi	Shouguang	$573
208 km or 129 mi	Zouping	$566
214 km or 133 mi	Yongcheng	$581
217 km or 135 mi	Jinan	$547
220 km or 137 mi	Qingdao	$649
220 km or 137 mi	Changyi	$510
240 km or 149 mi	Pingdu	$545
248 km or 154 mi	Yancheng	$922
253 km or 157 mi	Bengbu	$519
255 km or 159 mi	Mingguang	$594
256 km or 159 mi	Shangqiu	$602
258 km or 161 mi	Yucheng	$540
260 km or 161 mi	Binzhou	$748
263 km or 163 mi	Liaocheng	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Heze	$803