Brisbane vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$2149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$4908
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$1251
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$2067
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$593
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$3509
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
53
😀 Quality of life
97
90
🏙️ Population
2.36M
1.31M

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
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$5.43
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$1277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$1002
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$2181
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$1707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$59.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$3298
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$83.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$15.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$53
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$984
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$19196

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

Cities near Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1914
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1727
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1701
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1723
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1577
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1709
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1785
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2523
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$2001
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2275
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2250
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1781
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2156
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1854
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2139
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2150
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2011
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2498
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1793
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1642
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1566
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1786
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1830
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1610
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1917
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1765
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1408
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2322
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1487
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1976
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2469
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2010
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2484
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1983
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2042
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2553
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2278
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2169
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1871