Brisbane vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$2298
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$641
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$882
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	66	91
😀 Quality of life	98	72
🏙️ Population	2.71M	11.9M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 150% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 1813th and 6563rd ($2065 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 20th 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 13th in China, while ranked 9th and 2980th 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	$14.4	$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$2.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$855
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$55.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$7830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$4289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$6.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$4.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$28925

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$740
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$631
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$597
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$642
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$672
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$637
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$771
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$674
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$586
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$713
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$639
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$679
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$696
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$659
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1128
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$673
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$632
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1003
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$666
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$634
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$576
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$620
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$604
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$621
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$696
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$597
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$547
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$612
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$672
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$618
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$622
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$597
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$696
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$677
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$630
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$753