Brisbane vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$2906
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$562
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$953
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$81.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$1455
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	66	78
😀 Quality of life	97	84
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.72M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 102% more expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 1241st and 4877th ($2323 vs $1148) 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 1.3 months in Bucharest. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, while ranked 3rd and 482nd 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	$15.8	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$8.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$600
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$404
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$9.73
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	6.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$2257
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$6.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$7.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$2.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$7.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$8.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$84.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$14018

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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

Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$995
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$920
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$896
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$776
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$708
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$801
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$722
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$771
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$1018
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$653
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$672
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1120
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$762
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$801
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$705
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$701
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$804
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$857
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$870
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$953
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$662
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$906
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$610
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1140
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1041
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1119
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$676
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$818
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$733
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$874
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$824
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$823
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$809
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$702
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$855
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$749
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$807
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$673
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$725