Brisbane vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$2613
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$6659
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$1594
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$3123
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$649
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$5285
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
66
100
😀 Quality of life
95
96
🏙️ Population
2.36M
2.75M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 10% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 930th and 505th ($2356 vs $2613) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 455th 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 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 2 months in Chicago. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Chicago ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 18th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Chicago

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Brisbane Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$80.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$6.98
 Cappuccino
$3.48
$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$1958
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$1297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$3908
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$2652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$61.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$3227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$2803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$5.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$15.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$3.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$73.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$28.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$2675
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$15494

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240