Brisbane vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Brisbane Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2299
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4948
$2884
🏠 One person rent
$1338
$550
🏘️ Family rent
$1865
$1101
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$265
$93.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3389
$1453
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
66
95
😀 Quality of life
92
81
🏙️ Population
2.36M
17.5M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 120% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 845th and 5064th ($2299 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 11th 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 1.4 months in Shenzhen. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 71st and 367th 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
$14.5
$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.9
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.79
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1345
$716
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1123
$433
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2210
$1562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1486
$881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$43.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.7
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.41%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9152
$16848
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6700
$7920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.23
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$127
$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$5.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$17.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$5.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.4
$59.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.3
$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$80.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1739
$710
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10882
$24732

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1782
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1896
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$1991
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2147
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1861
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1934
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1615
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2393
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1845
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1496
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1360
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1711
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1533
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1923
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1365
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1770
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1520
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1969
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1836
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1668
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2039
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2564
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1529
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1486
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1520
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1722
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2267
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1423
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1612
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1412
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1423
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1530
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1367
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1713
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1724
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1756
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2266
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1725
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1768
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1674

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2411
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2720
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$657
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$726
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1601
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$576
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$692
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$760
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$605
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1073
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$797
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$866
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$766
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$798
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$811
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$928
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$819
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$957
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$989
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$847
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$808
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$788
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$773
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$771
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$562
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$495
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$831
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$811
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$664
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$565
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$508
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$753
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$644
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$792
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$865
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$521
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$626