Brisbane vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$1895
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$242
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$1075
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	66	81
😀 Quality of life	98	74
🏙️ Population	2.71M	13.9M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 242% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1349th and 7496th ($2269 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 93rd 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 1.6 months in Tianjin. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 3rd and 2445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Tianjin

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	Brisbane	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$19275

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$656
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$646
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$630
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$767
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$621
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$697
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$572
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1044
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$734
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$645
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$562
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$564
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$673
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$626
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$468
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$584
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$632
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$528
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$512
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$492
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$558
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$466
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$748
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$709
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$660
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$525
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$574
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$521
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$508
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$524
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$519
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$540
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$562
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$566
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$493
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$554
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$547