Brisbane vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$1749
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$356
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$63.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$835
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	66	74
😀 Quality of life	98	70
🏙️ Population	2.71M	9.07M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 294% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1349th and 8176th ($2269 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 313th 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 1.5 months in Shenyang. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Shenyang ranked 29th in China, while ranked 3rd and 3872nd 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	$15.5	$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$1276
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$25508

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$483
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$522
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$545
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$454
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$507
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$534
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$447
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$537
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$504
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$541
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$562
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$543
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$540
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$560
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$536
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$534
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$544
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$590
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$477
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$568
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$562
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$534
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$559
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$514
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$542
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$599
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$540
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1540
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$578
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$607
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$588
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1560
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1539
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$523