Canberra vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Canberra	Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2049	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4563	$2087
🏠 One person rent	$1259	$374
🏘️ Family rent	$1916	$653
🍽️ Food expenses	$528	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3539	$557
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	30	37
😀 Quality of life	85	45
🏙️ Population	381K	6.98M

The cost of living in Canberra is 162% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 1878th and 6747th ($2049 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 28th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Canberra compared to 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Zhanjiang ranked 169th in China, while ranked 402nd and 6762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Zhanjiang

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	Canberra	Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$2.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.1	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.55	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1375	$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2250	$791
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.8	$9.85
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7236	$4542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4835	$2711
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.24	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$3.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.18	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$4.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.78	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$6.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.38	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.1	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.3	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$9.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.7	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1747	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13277	$19039

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1654
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1479
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1457
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1578
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1507
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1617
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2313
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1879
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2619
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2160
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1659
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1758
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1671
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1829
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1806
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1710
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1701
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1724
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1656
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1688
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1341
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2297
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1759
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1712
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1739
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1683
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1705
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2043
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1421
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1613
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1187
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1766
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1989
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1690
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1786
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1703
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1759
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1840
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2146
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1553

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Maoming	$772
94 km or 59 mi	Gaozhou	$774
131 km or 81 mi	Haikou	$694
138 km or 86 mi	Beihai	$653
161 km or 100 mi	Yulin	$732
177 km or 110 mi	Yangjiang	$884
203 km or 126 mi	Qinzhou	$591
222 km or 138 mi	Fangchenggang	$577
226 km or 141 mi	Guigang	$690
255 km or 159 mi	Yunfu	$820
270 km or 168 mi	Kaiping	$825
271 km or 168 mi	Wuzhou	$809
281 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$542
295 km or 183 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
307 km or 191 mi	Laibin	$600
317 km or 197 mi	Jiangmen	$818
324 km or 201 mi	Cam Pha	$577
338 km or 210 mi	Zhongshan	$514
341 km or 212 mi	Sanya	$768
342 km or 212 mi	Chongzuo	$565
343 km or 213 mi	Macau	$1715
345 km or 214 mi	Foshan	$602
346 km or 215 mi	Ha Long	$586
348 km or 216 mi	Zhuhai	$661
362 km or 225 mi	Liuzhou	$577
364 km or 226 mi	Guangzhou	$761
377 km or 234 mi	Hezhou	$763
388 km or 241 mi	Qingyuan	$789
390 km or 243 mi	Haiphong	$593
401 km or 249 mi	Dongguan	$664
405 km or 252 mi	Shenzhen	$906
406 km or 252 mi	Hong Kong	$2613
410 km or 255 mi	Kowloon	$2403
423 km or 263 mi	Hai Duong	$561
430 km or 267 mi	Thai Binh	$578
447 km or 278 mi	Lianzhou	$756
449 km or 279 mi	Nam Dinh	$585
451 km or 280 mi	Bac Ninh	$510
453 km or 281 mi	Guilin	$540
455 km or 283 mi	Hechi	$575