Brisbane vs Cleveland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Cleveland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$1963
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$4528
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$1133
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$1853
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$590
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$3510
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
66
83
😀 Quality of life
97
87
🏙️ Population
2.36M
373K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 27% more expensive than in Cleveland. Cities ranked 781st and 1971st ($2491 vs $1963) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1633rd 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 Cleveland. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Cleveland ranked 72nd in the United States, while ranked 15th and 269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Cleveland

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Brisbane Cleveland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$6.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$1081
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$877
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$2217
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$1202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$93.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$8.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$73.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$94.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$1033
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$18767

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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 Cleveland

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1986
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1965
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1955
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1985
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$2049
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1963
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1953
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1975
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1945
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1929
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$2008
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1903
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1970
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1952
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1988
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1923
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1887
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1917
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1923
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1919
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1829
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1843
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1901
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1821
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1815
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1880
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1705
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1732
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1801
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1734
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1563
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1562
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1568
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1441
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1205
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1829
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$1813