Brisbane vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brisbane	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2016	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$1227	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$2041	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$503	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$723
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	66	85
😀 Quality of life	97	68
🏙️ Population	2.71M	9.07M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 274% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1792nd and 8334th ($2016 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 454th 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 7th and 3343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Shenyang

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	Brisbane	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1443	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1015	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2386	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1744	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.7	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7172	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4905	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.98	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.37	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.5	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7949	$24404

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Cities near Brisbane

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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500