Chongqing vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chongqing	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$601	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1793	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$205	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$357	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.6	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1018	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	76	99
😀 Quality of life	74	98
🏙️ Population	32.1M	5.45M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 79% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7933rd and 348th ($601 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 214th and 1st in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 2353rd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/chongqing/sydney.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Chongqing vs Sydney infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/chongqing/sydney" target="_blank">Chongqing vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Chongqing vs Sydney

Prices for goods and services in Chongqing and Sydney are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Chongqing	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.89	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$499	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$267	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.25	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2609	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1535	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.92	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.74	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.1	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24477	$21946

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$581
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864