Brisbane vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$2349
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$725
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$1013
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
91
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
2.36M
11.9M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 183% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 930th and 6270th ($2356 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 25th 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 1.2 months in Hangzhou. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Hangzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 18th and 2093rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Hangzhou

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Brisbane Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$895
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
4.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$6914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$4027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$5.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$3.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$7.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$69.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$4.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$26569

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Cities near Brisbane

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 Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$755
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$707
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$725
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$720
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$707
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$811
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$677
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$694
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$687
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$771
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$789
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1190
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$731
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$731
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1074
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$713
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$719
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$688
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$690
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$713
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$644
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$675
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$741
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$625
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$651
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$682
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$898
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$645
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$625
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$763
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$524
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$746
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$735
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$682
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$740