Brisbane vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brisbane	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2016	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$1140
🏠 One person rent	$1227	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$2041	$346
🍽️ Food expenses	$503	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$848
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	66	78
😀 Quality of life	97	66
🏙️ Population	2.71M	6.6M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 369% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 1792nd and 8897th ($2016 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 17th 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 2 months in Chennai. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Chennai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 7th and 4021st 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	$13.3	$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1443	$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1015	$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2386	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1744	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.7	$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7172	$1935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4905	$767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.98	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$7.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$6.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.37	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.5	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$0.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$18.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$2.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$80.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7949	$1573

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1683
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1185
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1478
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1448
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1702
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2099
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1824
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1584
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2252
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2539
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1538
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1511
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1416
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1616
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2023
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1619
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1667
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1691
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1643
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1645

Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$360
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$514
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$346
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$355
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$338
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$304
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$302
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$533
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$375
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$304
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$295
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$292
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$280
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$300
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$354
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$349
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$316
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$304
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$339
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$366
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$298
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$272
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$307
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$272
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$292
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$306