Brisbane vs Cleveland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Cleveland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$1865
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$4488
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$1035
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$1837
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$589
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$3355
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
66
83
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
2.36M
373K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 26% more expensive than in Cleveland. Cities ranked 930th and 2157th ($2356 vs $1865) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1791st 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 1.8 months in Cleveland. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Cleveland ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 18th and 222nd 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
$13.8
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$8.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$4.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$1039
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$784
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$2273
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$1196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$3.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$5.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$6.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$74.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$18748

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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 Cleveland

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1932
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1905
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1891
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1943
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$1999
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1905
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1891
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$2016
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1946
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1891
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1905
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$1975
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1848
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1953
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1934
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1958
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1930
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1917
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1902
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1900
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1936
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1795
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1904
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1974
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1718
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1756
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$2113
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1814
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1800
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1537
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1746
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1696
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1661
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1519
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1562
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1768
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1605
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1318
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1861
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$1842