Brisbane vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4896
$1571
🏠 One person rent
$1253
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$2149
$346
🍽️ Food expenses
$525
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$869
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
66
95
😀 Quality of life
98
72
🏙️ Population
2.71M
10M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 249% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 1813th and 7882nd ($2065 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 200th 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 1.5 months in Changsha. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Changsha ranked 19th in China, while ranked 9th and 3381st 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
$14.4
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.7
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1514
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2603
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.2
$26.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$41
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
3.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8291
$2162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6020
$3816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.8
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$9.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.35
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$58.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.3
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.5
$85
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1795
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11423
$7438

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1662
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1798
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2140
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2297
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1710
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1697
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1639
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2471
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1712
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1595
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1184
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1503
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1482
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1839
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1747
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2181
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1888
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1599
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2292
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2640
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1568
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1364
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1580
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1678
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2019
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1667
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1683
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1662
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1771
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1362
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1813
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1768
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1725
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2308
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1706
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1681
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1736

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$527
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$569
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$595
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$571
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$612
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$595
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$564
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$618
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$572
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$622
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$487
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$547
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$603
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$587
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$511
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$593
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$590
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$625
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$660
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$634
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$599
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$596
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$548
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$750
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$534
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$609
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$638
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$526
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$639
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$671
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$571
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$632
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$585
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$646
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$598
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$546