Brisbane vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brisbane	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2356	$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4943	$1606
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$133
🏘️ Family rent	$2020	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$537	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$249	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3604	$777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	66	85
😀 Quality of life	95	70
🏙️ Population	2.36M	9.07M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 385% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 930th and 8600th ($2356 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 538th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 1.6 months in Shenyang. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Shenyang ranked 18th in China, while ranked 18th and 2673rd 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	$13.8	$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.8	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.48	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1208	$62
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2416	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1655	$235
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.27%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9010	$1816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6567	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.6	$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.9	$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.9	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1568	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8728	$19578

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1785
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1881
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2011
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1816
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1354
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1545
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1461
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1404
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$1998
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1903
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1691
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2348
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2741
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1610
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1463
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1430
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1723
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2604
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1669
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1249
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1672
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1462
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1317
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1707
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1746
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1719
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2356
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1716
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1702
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1693

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$449
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$502
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$510
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$515
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$517
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$524
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$520
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$536
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$519
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$537
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$550
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$513
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$523
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$565
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$531
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$560
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$559
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$541
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$543
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$515
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$585
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$595
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$566
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$557
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$526
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$562
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$606
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$555
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$585
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$612
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1555
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1538
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$529