Brisbane vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$1689
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$247
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$424
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$719
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	66	17
😀 Quality of life	97	44
🏙️ Population	2.71M	7.82M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 280% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 1241st and 7879th ($2323 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 222nd 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 1.2 months in Shangqiu. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 3rd and 7390th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Shangqiu

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	Brisbane	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$19212

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$588
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$811
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$595
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$555
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$457
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$575
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$610
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$567
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$565
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$531
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$605
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$585
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$589
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$613
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$487
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$504
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$514
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$519
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$573
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$557
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$491
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$484
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$533
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$516
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$502
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$520
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$520
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$590
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$507
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$599
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$562
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$508
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$523
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$521
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$560
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$522