Brisbane vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$860
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$2401
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$719
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$93.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$912
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	66	84
😀 Quality of life	98	72
🏙️ Population	2.71M	11.9M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 164% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 1349th and 6527th ($2269 vs $860) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 17th 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 1.1 months in Hangzhou. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Hangzhou ranked 18th in China, while ranked 3rd and 3360th 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	$15.5	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$566
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$8066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$4023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$9.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$7.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$29918

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Cities near Brisbane

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 Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$680
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$643
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$594
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$652
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$667
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$644
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$782
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$684
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$598
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$671
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$652
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$683
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$696
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$665
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1126
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$669
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$644
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1002
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$623
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$661
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$650
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$628
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$617
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$636
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$697
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$604
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$557
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$620
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$680
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$636
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$611
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$701
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$669
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$677
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$646
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$765