Brisbane vs Changhua - Cost of Living Comparison

Brisbane Changhua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2280
$828
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4961
$2328
🏠 One person rent
$1312
$304
🏘️ Family rent
$1825
$655
🍽️ Food expenses
$548
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$278
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3681
$1323
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
66
84
😀 Quality of life
95
65
🏙️ Population
2.36M
235K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 175% more expensive than in Changhua. Cities ranked 312th and 6107th ($2280 vs $828) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brisbane compared to 1.6 months in Changhua. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Changhua ranked 11th in Taiwan, while ranked 22nd and 4430th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Changhua

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Brisbane Changhua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.5
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.73
$5.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.25
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.58
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$310
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1070
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2151
$702
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$44.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.78%
1.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9218
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6667
$2722
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$136
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.56
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.36
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$8.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.08
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.5
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$6.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$8.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.1
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$12.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.7
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$126
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1900
$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10534
$10553

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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 Changhua

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$970
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$808
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$809
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$705
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$851
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$813
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$938
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$849
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$890
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1076
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$885
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1260
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$1012
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$911
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$935
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$699
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$717
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$783
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$812
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$831
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$725
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$744
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$714
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1047
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$713
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$689
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$711
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$1049
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$661
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$686
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$760
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$849
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$732
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$702
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$646
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$686
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1048
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$770
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$678
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$778