Beijing vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$2016
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$4617
🏠 One person rent	$575	$1227
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$2041
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$503
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$3747
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	66
😀 Quality of life	75	97
🏙️ Population	21.9M	2.71M

The cost of living in Beijing is 50% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 5387th and 1792nd ($1016 vs $2016) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 10th in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 1.9 months in Brisbane. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Brisbane ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 989th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Brisbane

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	Beijing	Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$9.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$3.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$1443
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$1015
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$2386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$1744
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$48.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$7172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$4905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$23.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$57.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$1504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$7949

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1683
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1185
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1478
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1448
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1702
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2099
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1824
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1584
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2252
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2539
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1538
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1511
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1416
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1616
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2023
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1619
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1667
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1691
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1643
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1645