Brisbane vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Brisbane Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2299
$2720
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4948
$6301
🏠 One person rent
$1338
$1835
🏘️ Family rent
$1865
$3529
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$504
🚐 Transport expenses
$265
$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3389
$2965
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
66
100
😀 Quality of life
92
91
🏙️ Population
2.36M
7.41M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 15% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 845th and 217th ($2299 vs $2720) 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 1.1 months in Hong Kong. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 71st and 85th 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
$14.5
$7.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.9
$57.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.79
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$5.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1345
$2264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1123
$1514
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2210
$4294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1486
$3028
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.7
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.41%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9152
$29924
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6700
$20559
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.23
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$127
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$2.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$3.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$24.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$24.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27
$8.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$85.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.4
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.3
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1739
$790
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10882
$18990

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1782
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1896
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$1991
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2147
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1861
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1934
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1615
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2393
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1845
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1496
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1360
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1711
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1533
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1923
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1365
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1770
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1520
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1969
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1836
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1668
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2039
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2564
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1529
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1486
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1520
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1722
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2267
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1423
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1612
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1412
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1423
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1530
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1367
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1713
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1724
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1756
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2266
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1725
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1768
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1674

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2411
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$1043
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$657
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1601
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$576
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$726
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$692
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$760
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1073
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$605
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$797
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$866
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$766
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$798
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$811
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$928
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$957
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$819
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$989
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$808
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$847
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$788
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$773
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$495
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$562
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$771
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$831
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$565
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$811
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$664
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$508
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$753
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$792
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$644
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$865
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$521
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$592