Chongqing vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chongqing	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$712	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2015	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$292	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$474	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.4	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$748	$3743
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	87	99
😀 Quality of life	72	98
🏙️ Population	32.1M	4.84M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 74% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6733rd and 318th ($712 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1st in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Chongqing compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Chongqing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 2233rd and 3rd 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	$3.98	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$609	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$346	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.6	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5354	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1622	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.6	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.85	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.2	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.8	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.7	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$346	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27785	$17934

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$554
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816