Brisbane vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$499
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$1351
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	66	65
😀 Quality of life	97	74
🏙️ Population	2.71M	12.7M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 191% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1241st and 6776th ($2323 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 3rd and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Suzhou

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	Brisbane	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$20341

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$726
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$678
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$686
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$708
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$596
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$680
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$658
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$663
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$581
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1147
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$636
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$643
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1030
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$657
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$651
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$725
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$659
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$667
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$899
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$623
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$627
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$664
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$670
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$693
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$644
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$623
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$661
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$620
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$691
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$684
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$660
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$789
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$693
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$644
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$571
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$635