Brisbane vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$1072
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
76
😀 Quality of life
95
77
🏙️ Population
2.36M
1.72M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 145% more expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 930th and 5593rd ($2356 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Australia and Romania, respectively. Check Australia vs Romania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 1.1 months in Bucharest. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, while ranked 18th and 703rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Bucharest

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Brisbane Bucharest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$9.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$44.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$2.68
 Cappuccino
$3.48
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$863
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$92.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$8.75
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
7.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$1649
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$5.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$6.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$54.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$73.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$9569

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

Cities near Bucharest

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678