Sydney vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 08, 2025

	Sydney	Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2624	$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6251	$2111
🏠 One person rent	$1551	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$2713	$675
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$242
🚐 Transport expenses	$383	$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4044	$562
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	100	37
😀 Quality of life	100	45
🏙️ Population	5.45M	6.98M

The cost of living in Sydney is 234% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 657th and 6731st ($2624 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sydney compared to 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Zhanjiang ranked 168th in China, while ranked 2nd and 6759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sydney vs Zhanjiang

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	Sydney	Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$2.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$17.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.5	$3.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1842	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3394	$777
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2258	$573
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.2	$9.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.27%	4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13144	$4554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7733	$2710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.28	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$136	$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.5	$4.03
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.3	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.26	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$4.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.47	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.89	$6.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.6	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$5.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.5	$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$9.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.2	$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2086	$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18891	$19121

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2165
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2311
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1879
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1611
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1461
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1825
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1579
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1667
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2032
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1755
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1610
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1189
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1474
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1985
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1661
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1664
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1852
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1797
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2291
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2128
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1718
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1704
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1344
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1549
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1723
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1743
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1664
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1688
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1759
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1722
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1739
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2086
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1679
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1691
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1790
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2040
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1423
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1705

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Maoming	$766
94 km or 59 mi	Gaozhou	$771
131 km or 81 mi	Haikou	$691
138 km or 86 mi	Beihai	$649
161 km or 100 mi	Yulin	$732
177 km or 110 mi	Yangjiang	$885
203 km or 126 mi	Qinzhou	$590
222 km or 138 mi	Fangchenggang	$576
226 km or 141 mi	Guigang	$691
255 km or 159 mi	Yunfu	$823
270 km or 168 mi	Kaiping	$820
271 km or 168 mi	Wuzhou	$802
281 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$543
295 km or 183 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
307 km or 191 mi	Laibin	$598
317 km or 197 mi	Jiangmen	$813
324 km or 201 mi	Cam Pha	$578
338 km or 210 mi	Zhongshan	$513
341 km or 212 mi	Sanya	$769
342 km or 212 mi	Chongzuo	$562
343 km or 213 mi	Macau	$1707
345 km or 214 mi	Foshan	$601
346 km or 215 mi	Ha Long	$587
348 km or 216 mi	Zhuhai	$659
362 km or 225 mi	Liuzhou	$577
364 km or 226 mi	Guangzhou	$759
377 km or 234 mi	Hezhou	$765
388 km or 241 mi	Qingyuan	$786
390 km or 243 mi	Haiphong	$592
401 km or 249 mi	Dongguan	$665
405 km or 252 mi	Shenzhen	$906
406 km or 252 mi	Hong Kong	$2608
410 km or 255 mi	Kowloon	$2402
423 km or 263 mi	Hai Duong	$563
430 km or 267 mi	Thai Binh	$577
447 km or 278 mi	Lianzhou	$756
449 km or 279 mi	Nam Dinh	$585
451 km or 280 mi	Bac Ninh	$510
453 km or 281 mi	Guilin	$541
455 km or 283 mi	Hechi	$573