Chongqing vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chongqing	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2020	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$226	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$890	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	87	99
😀 Quality of life	72	99
🏙️ Population	32.1M	4.84M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 76% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7185th and 312th ($662 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 1st in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 1966th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Sydney

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	Chongqing	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.96	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$333	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.98	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.52%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2378	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.18	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.51	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27717	$18951

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$575
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$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

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