Brisbane vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$6031
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$1631
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$2780
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$632
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$4594
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
68
😀 Quality of life
97
88
🏙️ Population
2.36M
875K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 5% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 781st and 574th ($2491 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 508th in Australia and the United States, respectively. Check Australia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.8 months in Charlotte. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Charlotte ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 15th and 230th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Charlotte

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Brisbane Charlotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$75.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$9.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$5.93
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$1670
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$1394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$3455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$2308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$4378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$2768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$2.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$21.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$6.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$8.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$4.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$1274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$25869

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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 Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2313
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2288
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2178
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2270
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2115
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2146
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1971
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2119
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2155
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2194
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2012
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2142
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2081
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2052
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1530
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1844
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1917
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2094
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2105
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1919
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2110
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2110
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2162
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2281
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2012
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1857
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2399
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1955
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2509
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1908
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1872
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2122
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2596
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2126
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2054
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2076
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2088