Brisbane vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2323
$2663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5585
$6085
🏠 One person rent
$1439
$1742
🏘️ Family rent
$2525
$3071
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$540
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4313
$923
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
66
100
😀 Quality of life
97
80
🏙️ Population
2.71M
7.41M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 13% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 1241st and 640th ($2323 vs $2663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.3 months in Hong Kong. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 3rd and 676th 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
$15.8
$7.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.2
$60.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.69
$6.99
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$5.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1733
$2008
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1173
$1474
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3028
$3693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2142
$2621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8341
$27719
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5970
$17176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$3.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$24.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.98
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.3
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.49
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.62
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$81.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$65.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2164
$1128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13265
$22758

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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 Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$995
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$678
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1734
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$548
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$694
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$638
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$873
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$785
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$954
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$627
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$858
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$777
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$801
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$908
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$600
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$793
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$474
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$682
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$828
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$766
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$797
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$802
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$778
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$758
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$739
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$751
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$705
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$702
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$729
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$711
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$714
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$892
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$528
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$620