Brisbane vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Brisbane Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2299
$1183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4948
$3810
🏠 One person rent
$1338
$625
🏘️ Family rent
$1865
$1670
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$265
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3389
$1346
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
66
100
😀 Quality of life
92
79
🏙️ Population
2.36M
24.9M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 94% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 845th and 4359th ($2299 vs $1183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th 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 Shanghai. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 71st and 473rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Shanghai

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Brisbane Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.9
$42.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.79
$1.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1345
$899
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1123
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2210
$2594
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1486
$1339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$40.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.7
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.41%
4.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9152
$17716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6700
$9564
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.23
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$127
$30.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$2.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$8.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.4
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.3
$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$82.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1739
$1302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10882
$24851

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1064
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$770
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$815
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$797
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1073
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$695
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$743
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$781
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$756
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$696
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$813
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$722
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$722
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$668
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$844
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$707
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$762
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$743
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$752
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$717
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$849
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$687
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$704
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$712
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$635
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$718
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$654
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$634
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$716
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$590
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$659
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$664
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$712
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$734
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$707
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$635
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$744
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$755
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$655
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$762