Brisbane vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2269
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5424
$1793
🏠 One person rent
$1398
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$2462
$357
🍽️ Food expenses
$574
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$77.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4258
$1018
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
66
76
😀 Quality of life
98
74
🏙️ Population
2.71M
32.1M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 278% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 1349th and 7933rd ($2269 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 214th 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 1.7 months in Chongqing. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 3rd and 2353rd 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
$15.5
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1660
$276
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1147
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3002
$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$267
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.2
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$7.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7935
$2609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5145
$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$9.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.94
$7.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.47
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$5.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.1
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1949
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12459
$24477

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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 Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$581
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$608
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$612
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$600
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$595
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$679
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$572
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$607
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$576
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$628
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$566
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$599
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$612
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$578
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$621
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$564
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$582
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$627
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$629
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$666
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$595
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$600
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$588
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$540
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$591
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$584
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$581
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$617
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$580
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$566
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$625
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$611
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$594
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$612
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$606
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$588
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$598
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556