Brisbane vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$1804
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$404
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$1093
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	66	74
😀 Quality of life	97	58
🏙️ Population	2.71M	9.07M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 280% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1241st and 7878th ($2323 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 221st 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 1.8 months in Shenyang. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 3rd and 6059th 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	$15.8	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$22712

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$499
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$537
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$567
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$549
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$474
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$519
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$457
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$552
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$512
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$556
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$578
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$528
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$526
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$540
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$559
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$539
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$549
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$573
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$550
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$549
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$541
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$603
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$491
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$582
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$579
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$540
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$572
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$529
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$555
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$615
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$551
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1550
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$593
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$619
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$607
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1556
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1544
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$532