Brisbane vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Brisbane Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2280
$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4961
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$1312
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$1825
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$548
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$278
$97
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3681
$848
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
92
😀 Quality of life
95
73
🏙️ Population
2.36M
20.9M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 200% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 312th and 6348th ($2280 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 51st in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brisbane compared to 1.1 months in Chengdu. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 22nd and 1510th 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
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.5
$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.73
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.25
$3.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.58
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1070
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2151
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$45.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.78%
5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9218
$3970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6667
$2247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$136
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$5.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.56
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.36
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.08
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.5
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.1
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.7
$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$126
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1900
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10534
$20843

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1695
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1661
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$1652
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2109
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1663
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$2069
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1621
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2193
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1823
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1256
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1361
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1663
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1640
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1982
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1395
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1778
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1502
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2043
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1719
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1562
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$1873
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2397
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1540
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1572
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1544
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1607
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2217
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1445
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1650
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1379
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1381
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1563
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1105
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1659
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1660
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1659
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2154
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1561
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1747
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1510

Cities near Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$669
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$673
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$664
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$659
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$679
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$669
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$723
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$666
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$713
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$661
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$704
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$565
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$720
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$688
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$676
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$656
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$671
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$720
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$786
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$684
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$667
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$657
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$669
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$726
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$735
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$722
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$707
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$654
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$685
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$719
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$693
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$709
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$676
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$743
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$720
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$666
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$765
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$657
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$710
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$700