Shijiazhuang vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Shijiazhuang	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$521	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1387	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$198	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$339	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$800	$4188
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	58	99
😀 Quality of life	68	100
🏙️ Population	10.6M	5.45M

The cost of living in Shijiazhuang is 82% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8567th and 370th ($521 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd and 1st in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Shijiazhuang compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Shijiazhuang ranked 36th best city to live in China vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 4412th 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	$1.76	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.49	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$120	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$216	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.63	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.29%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1671	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.3	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.96	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.25	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.71	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.74	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.85	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.97	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.96	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.5	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.9	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.26	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$35	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.1	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$365	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5149	$25164

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Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$541
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$541
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$541
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$539
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$556
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$541
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$567
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$525
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$579
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$574
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$522
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$480
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$480
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$550
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$549
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$586
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$556
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$580
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$549
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$511
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$539
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$570
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$574
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$666
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$538
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$623
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$507
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$508
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$549
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$538
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$629
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$684
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$599
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$637
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$645
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$789
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$740

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863