Brisbane vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$2095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$4718
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$1181
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$1885
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$3093
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	53
😀 Quality of life	97	90
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.31M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 11% more expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 1241st and 1759th ($2323 vs $2095) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 27th in Australia and Canada, respectively. Check Australia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Calgary ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 3rd and 187th 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	$15.8	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$5.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$1234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$935
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$1946
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$1549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$3751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$3441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$820
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$15881

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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 Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872