Brisbane vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4896
$1695
🏠 One person rent
$1253
$180
🏘️ Family rent
$2149
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$525
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$914
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
66
87
😀 Quality of life
98
74
🏙️ Population
2.71M
32.1M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 268% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 1813th and 8185th ($2065 vs $561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 322nd 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 Chongqing. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Chongqing ranked 7th in China, while ranked 9th and 2237th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Chongqing

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Brisbane Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.7
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1514
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2603
$433
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$231
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.2
$20.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$8.46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8291
$2367
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6020
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.8
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$2.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.35
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.3
$58.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.5
$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1795
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11423
$23821

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1662
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1798
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2140
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2297
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1710
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1697
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1639
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2471
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1712
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1595
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1184
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1503
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1482
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1839
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1747
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2181
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1888
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1599
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2292
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2640
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1568
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1364
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1580
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1678
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2019
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1667
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1683
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1662
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1771
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1362
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1813
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1768
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1725
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2308
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1706
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1681
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1736

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$542
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$569
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$575
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$562
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$565
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$645
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$541
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$573
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$551
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$598
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$538
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$570
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$583
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$551
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$591
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$538
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$557
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$601
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$599
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$635
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$563
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$571
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$563
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$528
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$569
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$557
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$552
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$588
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$558
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$544
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$596
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$536
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$580
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$567
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$583
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$587
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$562
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$568
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$571
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$537