Brisbane vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

Brisbane Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2280
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4961
$1710
🏠 One person rent
$1312
$254
🏘️ Family rent
$1825
$500
🍽️ Food expenses
$548
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$278
$69.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3681
$1311
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
66
74
😀 Quality of life
95
58
🏙️ Population
2.36M
9.07M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 273% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 312th and 7487th ($2280 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 521st in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brisbane compared to 2.1 months in Changchun. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Changchun ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 22nd and 5546th 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
$3.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.5
$15.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.73
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.25
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.58
$3.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1070
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2151
$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$30.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.78%
5.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9218
$1762
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6667
$5731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$136
$9.36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.56
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.36
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.08
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.5
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$9.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.1
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.7
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$126
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1900
$293
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10534
$15343

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1695
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1661
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$1652
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2109
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1663
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$2069
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1621
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2193
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1823
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1256
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1361
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1663
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1640
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1982
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1395
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1778
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1502
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2043
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1719
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1562
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$1873
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2397
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1540
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1572
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1544
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1607
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2217
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1445
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1650
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1379
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1381
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1563
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1105
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1659
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1660
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1659
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2154
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1561
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1747
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1510

Cities near Changchun

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Gongzhuling
$682
81 km or 50 mi Dehui
$672
105 km or 65 mi Siping
$697
109 km or 68 mi Jilin
$642
112 km or 69 mi Liaoyuan
$681
127 km or 79 mi Panshi
$654
138 km or 86 mi Fuyu
$671
143 km or 89 mi Shuangliao
$657
148 km or 92 mi Yushu
$683
150 km or 93 mi Shulan
$666
157 km or 98 mi Meihekou
$666
162 km or 100 mi Huadian
$659
173 km or 107 mi Jiaohe
$659
178 km or 111 mi Kaiyuan
$662
193 km or 120 mi Da'an
$657
210 km or 131 mi Wuchang
$673
211 km or 131 mi Diaobingshan
$648
211 km or 131 mi Tieling
$719
235 km or 146 mi Harbin
$727
238 km or 148 mi Tongliao
$716
240 km or 149 mi Baishan
$684
248 km or 154 mi Zhaodong
$667
250 km or 155 mi Fushun
$467
250 km or 155 mi Taonan
$658
251 km or 156 mi Dunhua
$657
263 km or 163 mi Shangzhi
$666
267 km or 166 mi Baicheng
$698
271 km or 169 mi Linjiang
$641
274 km or 170 mi Shenyang
$614
279 km or 173 mi Anda
$662
287 km or 178 mi Xinmin
$667
300 km or 187 mi Daqing
$677
313 km or 194 mi Benxi
$686
315 km or 196 mi Dengta
$662
319 km or 198 mi Ji'an
$646
335 km or 208 mi Suihua
$725
337 km or 209 mi Liaoyang
$690
343 km or 213 mi Helong
$647
344 km or 214 mi Ning'an
$657
345 km or 214 mi Ulanhot
$653