Brisbane vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2323
$2470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5585
$5697
🏠 One person rent
$1439
$1502
🏘️ Family rent
$2525
$2463
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$640
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4313
$4381
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
68
😀 Quality of life
97
89
🏙️ Population
2.71M
875K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 6% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 1241st and 946th ($2323 vs $2470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 818th 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 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.8 months in Charlotte. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Charlotte ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 3rd and 246th 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
$15.8
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.2
$70.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.69
$6.31
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$2.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1733
$1645
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1173
$1249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3028
$2953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2142
$2052
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8341
$4312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5970
$2445
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$3.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$17.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.98
$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.3
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.49
$5.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.62
$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2164
$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13265
$24568

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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 Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2217
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2204
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2130
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2190
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2095
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1904
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1959
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2031
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$1975
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2129
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1973
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2183
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2075
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2058
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1727
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1946
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2070
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2007
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2070
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1868
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2059
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1909
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2200
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2171
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2027
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1816
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2253
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1940
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2284
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1892
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1678
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1842
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2089
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2671
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2083
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2212
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1863
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1932