Brisbane vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$1117
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
66
97
😀 Quality of life
95
75
🏙️ Population
2.36M
18.7M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 217% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 930th and 6607th ($2356 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 18th and 955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Guangzhou

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Brisbane Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.16
🍾 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
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$18235

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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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620