Chengdu vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chengdu	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1647	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$252	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.6	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$4008
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	99
😀 Quality of life	75	100
🏙️ Population	20.9M	5.45M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 76% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7530th and 649th ($635 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th 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 1.5 months in Sydney. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 1800th and 3rd 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	$2.87	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.2	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3973	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.61	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$251	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11647	$19140

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710