Brisbane vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$1619
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$793
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
66
95
😀 Quality of life
97
68
🏙️ Population
2.36M
10M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 328% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 781st and 7989th ($2491 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 378th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.4 months in Changsha. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Changsha ranked 19th in China, while ranked 15th and 3254th 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
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$506
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$429
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$34.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$2141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$5614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$5.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$69.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$318
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$5672

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$603
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$595
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$601
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$611
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$594
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$600
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$623
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$570
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$611
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$592
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$611
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$497
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$566
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$612
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$612
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$552
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$590
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$614
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$663
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$628
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$618
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$610
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$605
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$573
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$746
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$580
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$646
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$676
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$521
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$692
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$714
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$599
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$674
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$626
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$705
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$646
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$575