Brisbane vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2016
$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4617
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$1227
$240
🏘️ Family rent
$2041
$430
🍽️ Food expenses
$503
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$863
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
94
😀 Quality of life
97
72
🏙️ Population
2.71M
20.9M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 223% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 1792nd and 7421st ($2016 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 164th 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 Chengdu. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Chengdu ranked 9th in China, while ranked 7th and 1890th 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
$13.3
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.64
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.51
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1443
$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1015
$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2386
$595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1744
$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$31.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.7
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.36%
4.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7172
$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4905
$2020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.37
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.5
$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.09
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.9
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.5
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$76
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1504
$305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7949
$11550

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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 Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$581
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$572
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$554
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$540
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$580
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$570
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$549
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$572
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$590
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$529
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$592
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$527
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$554
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$573
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$546
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$540
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$532
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$579
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$652
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$584
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$593
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$526
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$530
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$590
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$613
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$584
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$599
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$553
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$634
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$610
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$591
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$608
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$580
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$601
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$696
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$540
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$584
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$585
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$554
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$574