Canberra vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Canberra	Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2023	$632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4526	$1713
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$249
🏘️ Family rent	$1907	$443
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3542	$732
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	83 km
🎓 Higher education	30	19
😀 Quality of life	84	38
🏙️ Population	381K	9.71M

The cost of living in Canberra is 220% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 1768th and 7346th ($2023 vs $632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 147th 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 1.2 months in Nanyang. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Nanyang ranked 320th in China, while ranked 388th and 7198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Nanyang

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	Canberra	Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$41.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.2	$1.39
☕ Cappuccino	$3.23	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1342	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$60.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.8	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7003	$3166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.18	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.44	$2.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.59	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.8	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1802	$344
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12940	$12899

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1616
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1416
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1538
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1511
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1584
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2252
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1824
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2539
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2099
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1619
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1702
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1601
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1448
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1727
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1654
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1643
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1645
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1620
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1291
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2194
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1691
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1671
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1668
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1625
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1981
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1390
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1185
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1691
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1768
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1651
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2106
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1504

Cities near Nanyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Dengzhou	$600
98 km or 61 mi	Wugang	$571
99 km or 62 mi	Zaoyang	$591
105 km or 66 mi	Laohekou	$582
108 km or 67 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
109 km or 68 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
110 km or 68 mi	Xiangyang	$604
134 km or 83 mi	Ruzhou	$538
140 km or 87 mi	Zhumadian	$637
145 km or 90 mi	Yicheng	$577
152 km or 95 mi	Luohe	$591
155 km or 96 mi	Yuzhou	$552
163 km or 101 mi	Suizhou	$621
165 km or 103 mi	Xuchang	$586
169 km or 105 mi	Shiyan	$576
169 km or 105 mi	Dengfeng	$529
174 km or 108 mi	Xinyang	$655
178 km or 110 mi	Changge	$547
185 km or 115 mi	Luoyang	$505
188 km or 117 mi	Xinmi	$528
191 km or 119 mi	Xinzheng	$538
193 km or 120 mi	Yanshi	$509
196 km or 122 mi	Guangshui	$619
199 km or 124 mi	Gongyi	$522
204 km or 126 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
208 km or 129 mi	Zhoukou	$580
214 km or 133 mi	Mengzhou	$505
214 km or 133 mi	Xingyang	$519
220 km or 137 mi	Jingmen	$588
221 km or 137 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
222 km or 138 mi	Anlu	$615
226 km or 140 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
226 km or 141 mi	Jingshan	$584
228 km or 142 mi	Lingbao	$559
232 km or 144 mi	Jiyuan	$520
233 km or 145 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
236 km or 146 mi	Qinyang	$504
249 km or 155 mi	Yingcheng	$600
251 km or 156 mi	Dangyang	$558
256 km or 159 mi	Jiaozuo	$479