Brisbane vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brisbane	Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2016	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$1727
🏠 One person rent	$1227	$190
🏘️ Family rent	$2041	$504
🍽️ Food expenses	$503	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$64.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$796
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	66	95
😀 Quality of life	97	68
🏙️ Population	2.71M	10M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 249% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 1792nd and 7932nd ($2016 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 335th 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 1.4 months in Changsha. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Changsha ranked 21st in China, while ranked 7th and 3100th 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	$13.3	$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1443	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1015	$143
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2386	$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1744	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.7	$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7172	$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4905	$5493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$3.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.98	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.37	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.5	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$3.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$84.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7949	$8619

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1683
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1185
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1478
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1448
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1702
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2099
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1824
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1584
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2252
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2539
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1538
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1511
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1416
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1616
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2023
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1619
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1667
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1691
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1643
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1645

Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$582
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$570
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$586
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$563
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$579
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$596
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$590
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$569
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$590
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$480
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$549
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$564
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$591
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$635
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$600
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$609
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$591
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$556
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$724
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$561
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$645
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$506
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$656
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$679
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$660
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$613
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$558