Brisbane vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$1806
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$512
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$1237
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	66	89
😀 Quality of life	97	76
🏙️ Population	2.71M	20.9M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 238% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 1241st and 7360th ($2323 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 75th 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 1.8 months in Chengdu. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Chengdu ranked 6th in China, while ranked 3rd and 1238th 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	$15.8	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$707
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$3816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$1941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$325
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$14789

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$641
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$635
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$615
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$600
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$640
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$629
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$600
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$631
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$647
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$579
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$643
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$549
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$612
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$614
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$587
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$598
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$563
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$608
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$701
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$625
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$629
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$588
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$575
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$615
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$618
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$625
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$616
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$595
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$631
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$640
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$630
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$629
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$605
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$618
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$697
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$577
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$606
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$602
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$594