Canberra vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Canberra	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4990	$2078
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$2158	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$1006
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	30	27
😀 Quality of life	85	52
🏙️ Population	381K	6.17M

The cost of living in Canberra is 182% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 1443rd and 6807th ($2223 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 30th 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 1.3 months in Maoming. Canberra ranked 13th best city to live in Australia vs Maoming ranked 100th in China, while ranked 479th and 6563rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Maoming

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	Canberra	Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$2.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$1.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1150	$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$867
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$43.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8609	$4804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5425	$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.53	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.3	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$2.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$5.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.86	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$7.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$9.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.1	$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2023	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15408	$19015

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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 Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$790
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$896
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$738
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$832
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$664
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$694
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$844
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$816
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$699
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$605
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$848
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$534
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$592
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1718
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$674
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$608
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$782
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$564
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$769
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$795
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$666
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$587
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$939
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2415
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$580
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$760
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$577
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$621
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$585
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$533
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$774
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$807
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$584
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$571
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$765
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$943