Brisbane vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$1622
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$410
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$938
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
66
73
😀 Quality of life
95
55
🏙️ Population
2.36M
9.07M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 285% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 930th and 7549th ($2356 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 272nd in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 1.5 months in Changchun. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Changchun ranked 37th in China, while ranked 18th and 5930th 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
$13.8
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
5.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$5961
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$3968
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$9.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$3.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$2.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$280
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$14481

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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

Cities near Changchun

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Gongzhuling
$595
81 km or 50 mi Dehui
$607
105 km or 65 mi Siping
$565
109 km or 68 mi Jilin
$585
112 km or 69 mi Liaoyuan
$560
127 km or 79 mi Panshi
$555
138 km or 86 mi Fuyu
$640
143 km or 89 mi Shuangliao
$541
148 km or 92 mi Yushu
$646
150 km or 93 mi Shulan
$610
157 km or 98 mi Meihekou
$543
162 km or 100 mi Huadian
$561
173 km or 107 mi Jiaohe
$586
178 km or 111 mi Kaiyuan
$536
193 km or 120 mi Da'an
$595
210 km or 131 mi Wuchang
$648
211 km or 131 mi Diaobingshan
$524
211 km or 131 mi Tieling
$536
235 km or 146 mi Harbin
$758
238 km or 148 mi Tongliao
$557
240 km or 149 mi Baishan
$551
248 km or 154 mi Zhaodong
$673
250 km or 155 mi Fushun
$449
250 km or 155 mi Taonan
$566
251 km or 156 mi Dunhua
$597
263 km or 163 mi Shangzhi
$661
267 km or 166 mi Baicheng
$592
271 km or 169 mi Linjiang
$529
274 km or 170 mi Shenyang
$486
279 km or 173 mi Anda
$628
287 km or 178 mi Xinmin
$510
300 km or 187 mi Daqing
$643
313 km or 194 mi Benxi
$515
315 km or 196 mi Dengta
$502
319 km or 198 mi Ji'an
$512
335 km or 208 mi Suihua
$702
337 km or 209 mi Liaoyang
$517
343 km or 213 mi Helong
$573
344 km or 214 mi Ning'an
$692
345 km or 214 mi Ulanhot
$560