Brisbane vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4896
$2864
🏠 One person rent
$1253
$525
🏘️ Family rent
$2149
$907
🍽️ Food expenses
$525
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$1391
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
77
😀 Quality of life
98
81
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.72M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 85% more expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 1813th and 4913th ($2065 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Australia and Romania, respectively. Check Australia vs Romania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.2 months in Bucharest. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, while ranked 9th and 646th 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
$14.4
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.7
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$8.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1514
$576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2603
$1044
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.2
$98.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
7.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8291
$3651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6020
$2102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.8
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$6.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.35
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$8.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.3
$61.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.5
$79.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1795
$664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11423
$14350

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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 Bucharest

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$970
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$910
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$885
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$777
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$802
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$692
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$857
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$775
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$762
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$873
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$675
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$681
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1056
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$835
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$667
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$789
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$898
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$909
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$643
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$895
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$591
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1039
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1024
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1103
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$618
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$805
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$703
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$854
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$832
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$926
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$797
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$706
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$848
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$766
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$724
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$668
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$749