Brisbane vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Brisbane Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2299
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4948
$1513
🏠 One person rent
$1338
$313
🏘️ Family rent
$1865
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$265
$71.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3389
$1026
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
66
52
😀 Quality of life
92
56
🏙️ Population
2.36M
8.78M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 235% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 845th and 6865th ($2299 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 115th 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 1.5 months in Quanzhou. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Quanzhou ranked 31st in China, while ranked 71st and 5853rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Quanzhou

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Brisbane Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.9
$13.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$3.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.79
$4.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1345
$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1123
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2210
$556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1486
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$24.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.7
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.41%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9152
$2778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6700
$1670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.23
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$127
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$2.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$14
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.4
$23.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$8.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.3
$34.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1739
$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10882
$12808

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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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$685
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$865
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$792
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$688
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$753
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$680
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$508
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$671
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$679
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$884
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$971
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$690
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$866
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$869
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$827
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$808
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$911
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$888
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$989
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$847
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$805
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$1003
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$957
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1032
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1127
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$928
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$903
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$913
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$896
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$646
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$1000
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$762
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$831
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$704
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$651
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$819
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$656
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$647
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1073