Beijing vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beijing	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$4943
🏠 One person rent	$605	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$1364	$2020
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$537
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1709	$3604
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	66
😀 Quality of life	78	95
🏙️ Population	21.9M	2.36M

The cost of living in Beijing is 55% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 4887th and 930th ($1065 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 3rd in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 1.5 months in Brisbane. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Brisbane ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 583rd and 18th 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	$3.9	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$67.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$7.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$1208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$2416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14972	$9010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8057	$6567
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.5	$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$5.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$26.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$48.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$1568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27310	$8728

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$733
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$772
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$583
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$678
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$466
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$667
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$677
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$587
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$700
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$633
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$607
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$539
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$549
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$643
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$637
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$594
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$525
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$633
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$545
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$569
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$650
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$572
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$598
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$621
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$643
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$587
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$506

Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1785
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1881
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2011
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1816
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1354
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1545
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1461
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1404
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$1998
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1903
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1691
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2348
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2741
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1610
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1463
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1430
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1723
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2604
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1669
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1249
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1672
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1462
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1317
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1707
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1746
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1719
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2356
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1716
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1702
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1693