Brisbane vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Brisbane Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2280
$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4961
$2006
🏠 One person rent
$1312
$220
🏘️ Family rent
$1825
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$548
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$278
$97.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3681
$778
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
66
88
😀 Quality of life
95
70
🏙️ Population
2.36M
7.74M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 233% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 312th and 6894th ($2280 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 210th 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 Chongqing. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Chongqing ranked 17th in China, while ranked 22nd and 2507th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brisbane Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.5
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.73
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.25
$2.16
☕ Cappuccino
$3.58
$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$265
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1070
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2151
$462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$301
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.78%
5.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9218
$2754
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6667
$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$136
$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.56
$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.36
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$4.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.08
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.5
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.1
$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.7
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$126
$76.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1900
$368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10534
$22014

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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 Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$654
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$722
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$667
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$735
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$720
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$786
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$657
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$684
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$676
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$704
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$666
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$726
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$693
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$710
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$679
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$669
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$668
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$719
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$713
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$759
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$720
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$664
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$723
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$565
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$765
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$659
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$656
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$673
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$669
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$661
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$669
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$671
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$666
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$657
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$669
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$707
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$599
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$718
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$688
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$652