Brisbane vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2269
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5424
$1735
🏠 One person rent
$1398
$281
🏘️ Family rent
$2462
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$574
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$81.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4258
$1050
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
89
😀 Quality of life
98
75
🏙️ Population
2.71M
20.9M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 241% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 1349th and 7467th ($2269 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 88th 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 1.6 months in Chengdu. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Chengdu ranked 5th in China, while ranked 3rd and 1710th 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
$15.5
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1660
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1147
$207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3002
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$367
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.2
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$46.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7935
$3917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5145
$2027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$9.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.94
$4.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.47
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.1
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1949
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12459
$13059

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1813
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1988
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2352
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2528
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1864
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1835
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1766
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2703
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1864
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1727
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1288
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1640
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1635
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1997
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1867
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2379
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2050
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1710
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2482
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1699
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1477
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1821
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2223
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1824
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1839
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1815
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1904
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1487
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1979
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1928
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1896
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2496
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1860
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1829
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1894

Cities near Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$625
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$617
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$600
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$584
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$621
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$612
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$588
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$611
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$629
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$566
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$628
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$540
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$595
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$598
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$576
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$581
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$595
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$679
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$607
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$612
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$572
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$564
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$599
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$600
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$608
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$606
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$581
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$601
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$627
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$612
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$615
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$596
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$603
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$687
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$566
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$591
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$594
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$578
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$580