Chengdu vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$240	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$4315
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	100
😀 Quality of life	72	100
🏙️ Population	20.9M	4.84M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 75% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7421st and 745th ($623 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 1st 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 1.7 months in Sydney. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 1890th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Sydney

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	Chengdu	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$17957

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683