Brisbane vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$1478
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$239
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$65
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$882
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	66	63
😀 Quality of life	98	56
🏙️ Population	2.71M	9.07M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 286% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 1349th and 8063rd ($2269 vs $588) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 268th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.5 months in Changchun. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Changchun ranked 57th in China, while ranked 3rd and 6295th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Changchun

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	Brisbane	Changchun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$1.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$329
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$301
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$38.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$1727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$3366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$2.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$8.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$0.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$6.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$2.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$30
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$70
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$8562

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$477
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$587
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$553
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$562
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$540
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$540
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$598
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$536
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$604
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$571
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$534
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$543
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$554
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$537
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$577
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$595
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$534
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$536
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$680
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$562
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$542
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$642
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$483
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$552
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$546
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$596
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$573
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$523
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$575
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$545
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$630
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$454
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$522
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$514
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$679
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$507
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$532
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$540
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$566