Brisbane vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$1808
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
94
😀 Quality of life
97
72
🏙️ Population
2.36M
20.9M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 277% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 781st and 7209th ($2491 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 151st 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 Chengdu. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 15th and 1933rd 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
$14
$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$329
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$52.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$4168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$15153

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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 Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591