Brisbane vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$2020
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$890
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
66
87
😀 Quality of life
97
72
🏙️ Population
2.36M
32.1M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 276% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 781st and 7185th ($2491 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 146th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.3 months in Chongqing. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 15th and 1966th 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
$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$523
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$58.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$9.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$2378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$27717

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556