Brisbane vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$1981
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$415
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$718
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$205
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$73.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$976
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	66	29
😀 Quality of life	98	49
🏙️ Population	2.71M	6.17M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 167% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 1813th and 6772nd ($2065 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 30th 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 1.3 months in Maoming. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Maoming ranked 141st in China, while ranked 9th and 6717th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Maoming

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	Brisbane	Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$3.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$480
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$619
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$27.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$42.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$4664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$2843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$2.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$5.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$5.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$9.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$424
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$16634

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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 Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$780
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$892
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$726
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$816
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$652
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$677
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$827
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$809
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$693
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$590
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$829
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$518
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$579
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$589
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1746
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$758
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$552
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$766
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$777
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$662
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$574
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$878
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2414
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$568
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$551
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$608
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$559
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$546
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$758
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$574
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$562
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$766
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$941