Canberra vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Canberra	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2019	$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4571	$1354
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$329
🍽️ Food expenses	$519	$183
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3565	$608
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	30	70
😀 Quality of life	86	65
🏙️ Population	381K	10.6M

The cost of living in Canberra is 300% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 1949th and 8645th ($2019 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 489th 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 Shijiazhuang. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Shijiazhuang ranked 42nd in China, while ranked 413th and 5294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Shijiazhuang

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	Canberra	Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.8	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.5	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.6	$0.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2461	$361
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1543	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$84.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$6.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7420	$2373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4762	$1658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.28	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.15	$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.8	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.7	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1751	$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13305	$4870

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1678
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1580
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1568
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1364
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1599
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2292
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1888
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2640
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2181
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1667
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1747
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1662
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1839
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1813
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1725
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1706
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1736
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1681
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1362
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2308
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1768
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1728
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1738
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1673
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2058
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1464
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1184
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1771
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1786
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1660
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2127
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1639

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$527
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$535
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$527
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$523
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$574
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$548
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$505
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$550
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$572
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$499
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$454
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$456
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$544
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$543
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$565
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$552
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$553
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$538
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$480
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$495
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$546
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$564
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$634
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$502
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$638
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$516
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$534
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$600
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$654
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$580
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$689
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$619
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$748
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$707