Chongqing vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Gold Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$2300
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$5003
🏠 One person rent
$226
$1512
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$2405
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$542
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$890
$3406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
87
49
😀 Quality of life
72
88
🏙️ Population
32.1M
608K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 71% less expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 7185th and 1120th ($662 vs $2300) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 7th in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 1.5 months in Gold Coast. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Gold Coast ranked 7th in Australia, while ranked 1966th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chongqing Gold Coast
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.96
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$82.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$7.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$3.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$1455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$1324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$2455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$2119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.98
$54.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$9386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$4352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$3.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$59.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$7.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$5.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$27.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$5.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$1739
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27717
$7508

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$575
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$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556

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Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Brisbane
$2491
73 km or 45 mi Byron Bay
$1958
77 km or 48 mi Ipswich
$1877
114 km or 71 mi Caboolture
$1925
138 km or 86 mi Caloundra
$1754
152 km or 94 mi Toowoomba
$1635
155 km or 97 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
256 km or 159 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
308 km or 192 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
323 km or 201 mi Armidale
$1289
367 km or 228 mi Bundaberg
$1689
383 km or 238 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
511 km or 318 mi Gladstone
$1615
567 km or 353 mi Newcastle
$1833
591 km or 367 mi Rockhampton
$1514
660 km or 410 mi Dubbo
$1815
669 km or 416 mi Dee Why
$2286
675 km or 419 mi Kellyville
$1997
683 km or 424 mi Blacktown
$1732
683 km or 425 mi Sydney
$2801
684 km or 425 mi Parramatta
$2472
703 km or 437 mi Bathurst
$1674
715 km or 445 mi Orange
$1500
752 km or 468 mi Wollongong
$1532
827 km or 514 mi Goulburn
$1748
904 km or 562 mi Canberra
$2393
974 km or 605 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
988 km or 614 mi Griffith
$1746
1182 km or 734 mi Townsville
$1303
1196 km or 743 mi Shepparton
$1717
1271 km or 789 mi Mildura
$1816
1294 km or 804 mi Bendigo
$1397
1299 km or 807 mi Traralgon
$1829
1337 km or 830 mi Sunbury
$1822
1338 km or 831 mi Pakenham
$1805
1342 km or 834 mi Berwick
$1800
1344 km or 835 mi Melbourne
$2397
1344 km or 835 mi South Yarra
$1758
1344 km or 835 mi Dandenong
$1876