Brisbane vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison
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Brisbane | Calgary | |
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🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
🏠 One person rent | ||
🏘️ Family rent | ||
🍽️ Food expenses | ||
🚐 Transport expenses | ||
💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
😷 Air quality | ||
✈️ Airport proximity | ||
🎓 Higher education | ||
😀 Quality of life | ||
🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Brisbane is 16% more expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 781st and 1473rd ($2491 vs $2149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 28th in Australia and Canada, respectively. Check Australia vs Canada comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.6 months in Calgary. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Calgary ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 15th and 131st among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Brisbane vs Calgary
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Brisbane | Calgary | |
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Eating Out | ||
🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
☕ Cappuccino | ||
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
Rent & Utilities | ||
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
Transportation | ||
🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
Groceries | ||
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
Other | ||
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
💇 Haircut, simple | ||
👖 Brand Jeans | ||
👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year |
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Cities near Brisbane
Distance | City | Cost of living |
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31 km or 19 mi | Ipswich | |
45 km or 28 mi | Caboolture | |
66 km or 41 mi | Southport | |
71 km or 44 mi | Gold Coast | |
75 km or 47 mi | Caloundra | |
91 km or 57 mi | Sunshine Coast | |
107 km or 66 mi | Toowoomba | |
143 km or 89 mi | Byron Bay | |
243 km or 151 mi | Hervey Bay | |
299 km or 186 mi | Bundaberg | |
315 km or 196 mi | Coffs Harbour | |
362 km or 225 mi | Armidale | |
441 km or 274 mi | Gladstone | |
441 km or 274 mi | Port Macquarie | |
520 km or 323 mi | Rockhampton | |
618 km or 384 mi | Newcastle | |
682 km or 424 mi | Dubbo | |
719 km or 447 mi | Dee Why | |
722 km or 449 mi | Kellyville | |
730 km or 453 mi | Blacktown | |
732 km or 455 mi | Parramatta | |
733 km or 455 mi | Sydney | |
740 km or 460 mi | Bathurst | |
748 km or 465 mi | Orange | |
801 km or 498 mi | Wollongong | |
869 km or 540 mi | Goulburn | |
945 km or 587 mi | Canberra | |
1006 km or 625 mi | Wagga Wagga | |
1009 km or 627 mi | Griffith | |
1111 km or 690 mi | Townsville | |
1224 km or 761 mi | Shepparton | |
1278 km or 794 mi | Mildura | |
1320 km or 820 mi | Bendigo | |
1337 km or 831 mi | Traralgon | |
1367 km or 849 mi | Sunbury | |
1372 km or 853 mi | Pakenham | |
1375 km or 855 mi | Melbourne | |
1376 km or 855 mi | Berwick | |
1376 km or 855 mi | South Yarra | |
1377 km or 856 mi | Dandenong |
Cities near Calgary
Distance | City | Cost of living |
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106 km or 66 mi | Banff | |
137 km or 85 mi | Red Deer | |
174 km or 108 mi | Lethbridge | |
248 km or 154 mi | Leduc | |
265 km or 165 mi | Medicine Hat | |
278 km or 173 mi | Spruce Grove | |
279 km or 173 mi | Edmonton | |
357 km or 222 mi | Sandpoint | |
402 km or 250 mi | Kelowna | |
422 km or 262 mi | Coeur d'Alene | |
426 km or 265 mi | Post Falls | |
429 km or 266 mi | Penticton | |
440 km or 273 mi | Spokane Valley | |
442 km or 275 mi | Kamloops | |
443 km or 275 mi | Great Falls | |
452 km or 281 mi | Spokane | |
466 km or 289 mi | Missoula | |
517 km or 322 mi | Helena | |
524 km or 325 mi | Saskatoon | |
526 km or 327 mi | Moscow | |
531 km or 330 mi | Pullman | |
556 km or 345 mi | Grande Prairie | |
560 km or 348 mi | Lewiston | |
572 km or 355 mi | Butte | |
579 km or 360 mi | Moses Lake | |
600 km or 373 mi | Chilliwack | |
603 km or 375 mi | Moose Jaw | |
607 km or 377 mi | Wenatchee | |
616 km or 382 mi | Prince Albert | |
630 km or 391 mi | Abbotsford | |
636 km or 395 mi | Whistler | |
637 km or 396 mi | Walla Walla | |
638 km or 396 mi | Bozeman | |
641 km or 398 mi | Maple Ridge | |
650 km or 404 mi | Langley | |
650 km or 404 mi | Pasco | |
651 km or 405 mi | Coquitlam | |
654 km or 406 mi | Bellingham | |
654 km or 406 mi | Richland | |
655 km or 407 mi | Fort McMurray |