Brisbane vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$1044
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
66
70
😀 Quality of life
97
67
🏙️ Population
2.36M
12.7M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 144% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 781st and 5553rd ($2491 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1 months in Suzhou. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 15th and 3798th 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
$14
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$4.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$26560

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645