Brisbane vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$367
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$838
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
66
69
😀 Quality of life
95
71
🏙️ Population
2.36M
10.5M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 300% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 930th and 7769th ($2356 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 350th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 1.4 months in Dongguan. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Dongguan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 18th and 2370th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Dongguan

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Brisbane Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$0.75
 Cappuccino
$3.48
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$9.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$3231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$4.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$49
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$16599

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611