Brisbane vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$1055
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$151
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$259
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$165
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$320
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	66	79
😀 Quality of life	98	66
🏙️ Population	2.71M	6.6M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 428% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 1349th and 8922nd ($2269 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 16th in Australia and India, respectively. Check Australia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.7 months in Chennai. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Chennai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 3rd and 5162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Chennai

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	Brisbane	Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$12.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$1.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$7.84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	9.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$6.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$0.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$15.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$2.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$44.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$75
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$1717

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$322
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$236
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$300
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$533
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$334
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$359
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$297
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$285
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$523
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$306
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$347
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$341
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$346
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$285
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$332
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$287
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$315
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$276
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$344
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$346
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$338
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$299
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$349
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$292
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$348
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$331
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$376
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$295
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$264
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$262
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$282
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$271