Chengdu vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chengdu	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1808	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$251	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$445	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$87	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$4399
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	99
😀 Quality of life	72	99
🏙️ Population	20.9M	4.84M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 76% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7209th and 312th ($660 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st 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 1.6 months in Sydney. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 1933rd and 4th 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	$2.91	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$329	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4168	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.55	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.17	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.1	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$389	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15153	$18951

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$614
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$605
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$587
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$572
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$611
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$591
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$604
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$624
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$559
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$625
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$550
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$588
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$613
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$574
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$570
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$609
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$609
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$618
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$560
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$551
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$627
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$642
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$607
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$596
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$575
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$593
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$600
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$584
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$595
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$620
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$569
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$568
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$612
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$555
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$591

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754