Brisbane vs Canberra - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Brisbane | Canberra | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 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 0.4% less expensive than in Canberra. Cities ranked 1792nd and 1768th ($2016 vs $2023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 9th in Australia.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.8 months in Canberra. Ranked 4th vs 8th best cities to live in Australia, and 7th vs 388th among the best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Brisbane vs Canberra
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| Brisbane | Canberra | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Canberra
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 81 km or 50 mi | Goulburn | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Wagga Wagga | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Wollongong | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Bathurst | |
| 223 km or 139 mi | Orange | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Blacktown | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Parramatta | |
| 243 km or 151 mi | Kellyville | |
| 247 km or 154 mi | Sydney | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Dee Why | |
| 303 km or 188 mi | Griffith | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Dubbo | |
| 357 km or 222 mi | Shepparton | |
| 358 km or 222 mi | Newcastle | |
| 397 km or 246 mi | Traralgon | |
| 448 km or 278 mi | Pakenham | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Berwick | |
| 459 km or 285 mi | Dandenong | |
| 464 km or 288 mi | Cranbourne | |
| 466 km or 289 mi | South Yarra | |
| 466 km or 290 mi | Bendigo | |
| 466 km or 290 mi | Melbourne | |
| 470 km or 292 mi | Sunbury | |
| 477 km or 297 mi | Frankston | |
| 485 km or 302 mi | Melton | |
| 488 km or 303 mi | Tarneit | |
| 489 km or 304 mi | Hoppers Crossing | |
| 531 km or 330 mi | Geelong | |
| 535 km or 332 mi | Ballarat | |
| 554 km or 344 mi | Port Macquarie | |
| 583 km or 362 mi | Armidale | |
| 649 km or 403 mi | Mildura | |
| 669 km or 415 mi | Coffs Harbour | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Warrnambool | |
| 698 km or 434 mi | Devonport | |
| 706 km or 438 mi | Launceston | |
| 796 km or 495 mi | Mount Gambier | |
| 852 km or 529 mi | Byron Bay | |
| 858 km or 533 mi | Hobart | |
| 902 km or 560 mi | Toowoomba |