Brisbane vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$1842
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$274
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$940
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	66	89
😀 Quality of life	98	74
🏙️ Population	2.71M	13.9M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 220% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1813th and 7452nd ($2065 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 98th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 9th and 2435th 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	$14.4	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$57
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$18657

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$641
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$707
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$619
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$750
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$638
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$688
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$565
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1029
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$558
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$564
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$660
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$614
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$456
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$580
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$616
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$533
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$505
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$574
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$454
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$741
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$694
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$654
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$523
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$527
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$499
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$535
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$527
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$615
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$544
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$550
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$562
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$548
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$573