Brisbane vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2323
$622
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5585
$1669
🏠 One person rent
$1439
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$2525
$365
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4313
$1086
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
66
90
😀 Quality of life
97
72
🏙️ Population
2.71M
10M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 274% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 1241st and 7795th ($2323 vs $622) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 196th 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 1.7 months in Changsha. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Changsha ranked 18th in China, while ranked 3rd and 2894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Changsha

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Brisbane Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.8
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.2
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.69
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1733
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1173
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3028
$422
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2142
$273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$48.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8341
$2530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5970
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.98
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.3
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$4.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.49
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.62
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$54.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$82
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2164
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13265
$9728

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1825
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1992
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2341
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2530
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1863
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1838
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1720
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2672
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1883
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1720
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1273
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1643
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1642
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1995
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1855
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2354
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2040
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1709
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2481
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1701
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1460
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1795
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2258
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1825
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$2015
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1816
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1905
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1493
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$2000
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1933
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1936
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2543
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1915
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1834
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1913

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$518
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$586
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$564
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$589
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$571
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$609
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$589
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$608
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$569
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$610
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$602
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$518
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$565
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$605
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$600
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$535
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$592
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$600
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$638
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$632
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$648
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$619
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$623
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$570
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$739
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$556
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$658
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$542
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$657
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$691
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$593
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$649
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$664
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$618
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$554