Shijiazhuang vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shijiazhuang	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1355	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$170	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$338	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.3	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$602	$4315
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	71	100
😀 Quality of life	61	100
🏙️ Population	10.6M	4.84M

The cost of living in Shijiazhuang is 81% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8748th and 745th ($481 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 525th 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 Shijiazhuang compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Shijiazhuang ranked 39th best city to live in China vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5094th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shijiazhuang vs Sydney

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	Shijiazhuang	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.66	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.48	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$380	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.15	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.42%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2300	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1619	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.4	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.75	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.45	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.69	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.47	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.64	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.74	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.7	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.2	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.01	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.5	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$382	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4785	$17957

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Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$524
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$533
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$544
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$564
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$584
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$550
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$600
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$612
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$590
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$472
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$590
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$592
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$587
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$586
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$555
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$574
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$638
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$478
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$550
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$618
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$649
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$492
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$679
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$522
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$577
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$588
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$600
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$624
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$638
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$726
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$655
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$703
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$716

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683