Brisbane vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$883
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
94
😀 Quality of life
95
73
🏙️ Population
2.36M
20.9M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 266% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 930th and 7269th ($2356 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 196th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 1.4 months in Chengdu. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 18th and 1633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Chengdu

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Brisbane Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$4.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$18347

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

Cities near Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587