Brisbane vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2016
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4617
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$1227
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$2041
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$503
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$1771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
66
96
😀 Quality of life
97
80
🏙️ Population
2.71M
17.7M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 120% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1792nd and 5950th ($2016 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Shenzhen

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Brisbane Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.64
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$1.11
 Cappuccino
$3.51
$3.03
🥤 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
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1015
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2386
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1744
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.7
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.36%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7172
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4905
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.37
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.5
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.09
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.9
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.5
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$76
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1504
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7949
$22267

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609