Chongqing vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Gold Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$2152
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2015
$4849
🏠 One person rent
$292
$1358
🏘️ Family rent
$474
$2188
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$748
$3845
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
87
49
😀 Quality of life
72
90
🏙️ Population
32.1M
638K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 67% less expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 6733rd and 1408th ($712 vs $2152) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 9th in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Chongqing compared to 1.8 months in Gold Coast. Chongqing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Gold Coast ranked 6th in Australia, while ranked 2233rd and 120th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Gold Coast

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Chongqing Gold Coast
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$91.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$7.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$1302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$1173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$2323
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$346
$1888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5354
$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1622
$8562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.6
$58.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$8.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$5.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$24.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.2
$51.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$68
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.7
$91.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$1760
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27785
$11702

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Distance City Cost of living
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$554
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$564
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548

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5.6 km or 3.5 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Brisbane
$2356
73 km or 45 mi Byron Bay
$1862
77 km or 48 mi Ipswich
$1785
114 km or 71 mi Caboolture
$1881
138 km or 86 mi Caloundra
$1816
152 km or 94 mi Toowoomba
$1552
155 km or 97 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
256 km or 159 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
308 km or 192 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
323 km or 201 mi Armidale
$1354
367 km or 228 mi Bundaberg
$1621
383 km or 238 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
511 km or 318 mi Gladstone
$1545
567 km or 353 mi Newcastle
$1461
591 km or 367 mi Rockhampton
$1413
660 km or 410 mi Dubbo
$1404
669 km or 416 mi Dee Why
$1998
675 km or 419 mi Kellyville
$1903
683 km or 424 mi Blacktown
$1691
683 km or 425 mi Sydney
$2741
684 km or 425 mi Parramatta
$2348
703 km or 437 mi Bathurst
$1610
715 km or 445 mi Orange
$1463
752 km or 468 mi Wollongong
$1430
827 km or 514 mi Goulburn
$1723
904 km or 562 mi Canberra
$2604
974 km or 605 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
988 km or 614 mi Griffith
$1669
1182 km or 734 mi Townsville
$1249
1196 km or 743 mi Shepparton
$1672
1271 km or 789 mi Mildura
$1462
1294 km or 804 mi Bendigo
$1317
1299 km or 807 mi Traralgon
$1707
1337 km or 830 mi Sunbury
$1746
1338 km or 831 mi Pakenham
$1719
1342 km or 834 mi Berwick
$1716
1344 km or 835 mi Melbourne
$2356
1344 km or 835 mi South Yarra
$1702
1344 km or 835 mi Dandenong
$1693