Brisbane vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$1555
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$253
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$387
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$61.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$971
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
66
73
😀 Quality of life
97
53
🏙️ Population
2.36M
9.07M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 314% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 781st and 7772nd ($2491 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 308th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.6 months in Changchun. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Changchun ranked 44th in China, while ranked 15th and 6042nd 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
$14
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$1.35
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$260
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$37.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$2679
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$4090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$6.99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$4.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$9.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$2.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$7.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$14935

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

Cities near Changchun

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Gongzhuling
$479
81 km or 50 mi Dehui
$572
105 km or 65 mi Siping
$541
109 km or 68 mi Jilin
$567
112 km or 69 mi Liaoyuan
$538
127 km or 79 mi Panshi
$531
138 km or 86 mi Fuyu
$585
143 km or 89 mi Shuangliao
$524
148 km or 92 mi Yushu
$588
150 km or 93 mi Shulan
$558
157 km or 98 mi Meihekou
$529
162 km or 100 mi Huadian
$531
173 km or 107 mi Jiaohe
$536
178 km or 111 mi Kaiyuan
$528
193 km or 120 mi Da'an
$550
210 km or 131 mi Wuchang
$583
211 km or 131 mi Diaobingshan
$520
211 km or 131 mi Tieling
$536
235 km or 146 mi Harbin
$672
238 km or 148 mi Tongliao
$554
240 km or 149 mi Baishan
$534
248 km or 154 mi Zhaodong
$618
250 km or 155 mi Fushun
$474
250 km or 155 mi Taonan
$535
251 km or 156 mi Dunhua
$533
263 km or 163 mi Shangzhi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Baicheng
$557
271 km or 169 mi Linjiang
$511
274 km or 170 mi Shenyang
$514
279 km or 173 mi Anda
$577
287 km or 178 mi Xinmin
$517
300 km or 187 mi Daqing
$589
313 km or 194 mi Benxi
$523
315 km or 196 mi Dengta
$506
319 km or 198 mi Ji'an
$512
335 km or 208 mi Suihua
$636
337 km or 209 mi Liaoyang
$524
343 km or 213 mi Helong
$512
344 km or 214 mi Ning'an
$527
345 km or 214 mi Ulanhot
$537