Adelaide vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2246
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5047
$1808
🏠 One person rent
$1312
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$2094
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3574
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
50
94
😀 Quality of life
93
72
🏙️ Population
1.3M
20.9M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 240% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 1267th and 7209th ($2246 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 151st in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 1.4 months in Chengdu. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 64th and 1933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Chengdu

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Adelaide Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.1
$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.1
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.98
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.31
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1399
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$994
$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2312
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$329
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$52.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6896
$4168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4181
$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.98
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.9
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.13
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.8
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.3
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1344
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11389
$15153

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Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$2013
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1816
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1697
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1397
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1357
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1795
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1822
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1892
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1757
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1717
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2397
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1758
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1876
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1746
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1799
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1738
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1800
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1805
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1829
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2393
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1900
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1815
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1500
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1748
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1674
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1798
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1532
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1732
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1997
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2472
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2265
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2801
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2286
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1833
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1289
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1533
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1661

Cities near Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591