Brisbane vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$671
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	66	24
😀 Quality of life	98	45
🏙️ Population	2.71M	6.56M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 243% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1813th and 7790th ($2065 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 167th 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 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 9th and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Shaoyang

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	Brisbane	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$10279

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599