Chengdu vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chengdu	Gold Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1647	$5159
🏠 One person rent	$252	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$2387
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.6	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$3044
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	94	49
😀 Quality of life	75	89
🏙️ Population	20.9M	608K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 72% less expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 7530th and 1270th ($635 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 5th in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.3 months in Gold Coast. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Gold Coast ranked 7th in Australia, while ranked 1800th and 255th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Gold Coast

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	Chengdu	Gold Coast
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$97.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$6.47
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$1640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$1199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$2559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$2014
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.2	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3973	$8866
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$4115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.61	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$4.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$8.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$6.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$24.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$4.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$251	$2150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11647	$7100

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$571
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$557
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$591
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$563
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$580
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$544
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$528
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$551
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$552
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$536
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$565
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$645
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$573
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$575
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$541
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$538
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$570
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$562
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$587
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$542
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$601
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$583
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$593
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$579
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$663
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$538
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$569
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$567
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$551
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$560

Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2065
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1662
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1798
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1710
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1184
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1503
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1839
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1747
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2181
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1888
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1599
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2640
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2292
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1568
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1364
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1580
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1678
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2019
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1667
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1683
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1771
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1706
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1736