Chongqing vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Gold Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person
$601
$2528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1793
$5661
🏠 One person rent
$205
$1635
🏘️ Family rent
$357
$2683
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$646
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.6
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1018
$3481
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
76
49
😀 Quality of life
74
92
🏙️ Population
32.1M
608K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 76% less expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 7933rd and 839th ($601 vs $2528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 214th and 3rd in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 1.4 months in Gold Coast. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Gold Coast ranked 6th in Australia, while ranked 2353rd and 124th 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
$2.89
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$7.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$1886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$1330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$2881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$267
$2303
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.25
$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2609
$7538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1535
$4593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$57.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$6.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$26.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.92
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.74
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.1
$56.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.7
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$2105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24477
$8134

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$581
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$608
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$612
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$600
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$595
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$679
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$572
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$607
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$576
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$628
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$566
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$599
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$612
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$578
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$621
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$564
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$582
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$627
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$629
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$666
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$595
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$600
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$588
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$540
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$591
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$584
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$581
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$617
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$580
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$566
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$625
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$611
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$594
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$612
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$606
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$588
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$598
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556

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Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Southport
$2352
71 km or 44 mi Brisbane
$2269
73 km or 45 mi Byron Bay
$2703
77 km or 48 mi Ipswich
$1813
114 km or 71 mi Caboolture
$1988
138 km or 86 mi Caloundra
$1864
152 km or 94 mi Toowoomba
$1766
155 km or 97 mi Sunshine Coast
$1835
256 km or 159 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
308 km or 192 mi Hervey Bay
$1864
323 km or 201 mi Armidale
$1288
367 km or 228 mi Bundaberg
$1727
383 km or 238 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
511 km or 318 mi Gladstone
$1640
567 km or 353 mi Newcastle
$1997
591 km or 367 mi Rockhampton
$1635
660 km or 410 mi Dubbo
$1867
669 km or 416 mi Dee Why
$2379
675 km or 419 mi Kellyville
$2050
683 km or 424 mi Blacktown
$1710
683 km or 425 mi Sydney
$2844
684 km or 425 mi Parramatta
$2482
703 km or 437 mi Bathurst
$1699
715 km or 445 mi Orange
$1477
752 km or 468 mi Wollongong
$1695
827 km or 514 mi Goulburn
$1821
904 km or 562 mi Canberra
$2223
974 km or 605 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
988 km or 614 mi Griffith
$1824
1182 km or 734 mi Townsville
$1839
1196 km or 743 mi Shepparton
$1815
1271 km or 789 mi Mildura
$1904
1294 km or 804 mi Bendigo
$1487
1299 km or 807 mi Traralgon
$1979
1337 km or 830 mi Sunbury
$1928
1338 km or 831 mi Pakenham
$1896
1342 km or 834 mi Berwick
$1860
1344 km or 835 mi Melbourne
$2496
1344 km or 835 mi South Yarra
$1829
1344 km or 835 mi Dandenong
$1894