Brisbane vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$828
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
66
61
😀 Quality of life
95
56
🏙️ Population
2.36M
9.4M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 248% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 930th and 6976th ($2356 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 122nd 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 1.2 months in Ningbo. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 18th and 5865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Ningbo

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Brisbane Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$1.39
 Cappuccino
$3.48
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$4.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$9922

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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 Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524