Baltimore vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$2323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$5585
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$2525
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$4313
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	66
😀 Quality of life	91	97
🏙️ Population	586K	2.71M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 4% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 1429th and 1241st ($2224 vs $2323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd and 11th in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 1.9 months in Brisbane. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Brisbane ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 138th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Brisbane

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	Baltimore	Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$71.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$8.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$1733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$1173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$3028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$2142
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$98.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$54.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	5.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$8341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$5970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$5.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$9.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$2.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$4.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$24.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$2164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$13265

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2484
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2856
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2377
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3012
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2862
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$3016
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2678
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2769
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3350
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3031
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2695
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2913
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2275
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2318
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2801
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2367
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2508
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2799
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2803
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2793
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2341
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2222
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3338
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2095
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2608
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2205
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2037

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