Brisbane vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2323
$899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5585
$2417
🏠 One person rent
$1439
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$2525
$752
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4313
$922
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
84
😀 Quality of life
97
72
🏙️ Population
2.71M
11.9M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 158% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 1241st and 6257th ($2323 vs $899) 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 months in Hangzhou. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Hangzhou ranked 20th in China, while ranked 3rd and 3005th 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
$15.8
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.2
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.69
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1733
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1173
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3028
$992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2142
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8341
$7694
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5970
$3840
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.98
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.3
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.49
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.62
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2164
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13265
$25159

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1825
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1992
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2341
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2530
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1863
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1838
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1720
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2672
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1883
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1720
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1273
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1643
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1642
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1995
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1855
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2354
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2040
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1709
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2481
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1701
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1460
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1795
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2258
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1825
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$2015
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1816
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1905
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1493
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$2000
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1933
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1936
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2543
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1915
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1834
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1913

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$670
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$667
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$696
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$661
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$798
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$663
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$611
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$660
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$657
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$726
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$684
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1147
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$708
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$678
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1030
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$636
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$677
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$658
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$571
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$646
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$628
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$645
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$686
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$623
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$581
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$643
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$671
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$644
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$651
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$627
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$725
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$674
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$687
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$659
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$789