Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Australia
  3. China
  4. Comparison
AUD
COMPARED TO
CNY

China is 39.7% cheaper than Australia.

If you lived in China instead of Australia, you would:
local_dining

pay 71.3% less for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.01
A$20.70
$3.40
CN¥23.06
-78.8%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $9.27
A$11.99
$5.44
CN¥36.89
-41.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.55
A$3.30
$0.52
CN¥3.51
-79.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $2.23
A$2.88
$0.32
CN¥2.20
-85.4%
Average -71.3%
Australia vs. China - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 26.4% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $2.07
A$2.67
$1.82
CN¥12.31
-12.1%
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.19
A$5.42
$6.98
CN¥47.33
+66.4%
Milk (1 gallon) $5.02
A$6.50
$7.82
CN¥53.01
+55.6%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $3.57
A$4.61
$1.89
CN¥12.81
-47.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $3.70
A$4.78
$2.01
CN¥13.62
-45.7%
Apples (1 lb) $1.57
A$2.03
$0.90
CN¥6.12
-42.5%
Bananas (1 lb) $1.17
A$1.52
$0.61
CN¥4.14
-48.0%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.35
A$1.74
$0.86
CN¥5.86
-35.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.76
A$2.28
$0.62
CN¥4.22
-64.7%
Potatoes (1 lb) $1.16
A$1.50
$0.42
CN¥2.88
-63.4%
Onions (1 lb) $0.96
A$1.25
$0.45
CN¥3.07
-53.0%
Average -26.4%
Australia vs. China - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 37.4% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.17
A$5.40
$4.16
CN¥28.21
-0.4%
Monthly public transit pass $103.41
A$133.73
$17.84
CN¥120.98
-82.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,961.47
A$27,107.31
$22,106.75
CN¥149,936.81
+5.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $15.63
A$20.21
$4.39
CN¥29.79
-71.9%
Average -37.4%
Australia vs. China - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 69.0% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $59.12
A$76.45
$14.92
CN¥101.17
-74.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,076.45
A$1,392.07
$404.30
CN¥2,742.13
-62.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $852.47
A$1,102.41
$256.14
CN¥1,737.27
-70.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $141.60
A$183.12
$44.04
CN¥298.70
-68.9%
Average -69.0%
Australia vs. China - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 17.5% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,480.45
A$1,914.52
$443.85
CN¥3,010.34
-70.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,277.50
A$15,877.23
$16,577.11
CN¥112,432.56
+35.0%
Average -17.5%
Australia vs. China - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 44.5% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.99
A$7.75
$1.06
CN¥7.17
-82.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.53
A$4.56
$3.94
CN¥26.72
+11.6%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $24.89
A$32.19
$3.36
CN¥22.76
-86.5%
Monthly membership at local gym $49.85
A$64.47
$42.42
CN¥287.71
-14.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $13.61
A$17.60
$6.74
CN¥45.72
-50.5%
Average -44.5%
Australia vs. China - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 11.9% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $75.27
A$97.33
$66.87
CN¥453.56
-11.2%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $46.03
A$59.52
$38.65
CN¥262.17
-16.0%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $103.97
A$134.45
$95.94
CN¥650.72
-7.7%
Men's business shoes (leather) $103.96
A$134.44
$90.79
CN¥615.77
-12.7%
Average -11.9%
Australia vs. China - Cost of clothing
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