Brisbane vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$4054
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
66
100
😀 Quality of life
95
89
🏙️ Population
2.36M
7.41M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 10% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 930th and 503rd ($2356 vs $2614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 18th and 168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Hong Kong

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Brisbane Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$6.55
 Cappuccino
$3.48
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$13.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$20363

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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 Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611