Brisbane vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2016
$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4617
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$1227
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$2041
$370
🍽️ Food expenses
$503
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$893
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
66
54
😀 Quality of life
97
66
🏙️ Population
2.71M
8.78M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 213% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1792nd and 7256th ($2016 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 118th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 7th and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brisbane Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.64
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$1.37
 Cappuccino
$3.51
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1443
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1015
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2386
$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1744
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.7
$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.36%
3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7172
$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4905
$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$3.31
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.37
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.5
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.09
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.9
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.5
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$76
$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1504
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7949
$20567

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1677
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2067
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2239
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1683
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1709
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1504
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1781
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1638
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1557
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1185
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1478
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1411
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1448
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1702
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2099
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1824
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1584
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2252
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2539
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1538
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1511
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1416
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1616
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2023
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1619
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1667
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1601
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1691
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1291
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1727
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1691
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1654
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2194
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1643
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1620
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1645

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$627
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$823
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$688
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$625
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$664
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$669
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$649
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$603
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$630
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$648
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$813
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$894
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$728
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$770
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$796
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$897
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$451
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$821
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$747
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$581
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$655
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$814
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$443
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1073
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$569
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$956
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$967
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$731
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$601
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$788
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$681
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$761
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$671
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$598
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$726
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$585
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$936