Brisbane vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$1968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4896
$4619
🏠 One person rent
$1253
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$2149
$1830
🍽️ Food expenses
$525
$536
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$196
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$3266
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
66
91
😀 Quality of life
98
96
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.09M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 5% more expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 1813th and 2104th ($2065 vs $1968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 11th in Australia and Germany, respectively. Check Australia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.7 months in Cologne. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 9th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Cologne

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Brisbane Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.7
$71.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$5.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$3.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1514
$1103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2603
$1997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$1478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.2
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8291
$6855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6020
$5848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$3.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.8
$67.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$4.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$2.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.35
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.3
$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.5
$98
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1795
$773
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11423
$19386

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1662
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1798
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2140
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2297
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1710
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1697
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1639
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2471
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1712
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1595
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1184
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1503
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1482
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1839
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1747
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2181
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1888
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1599
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2292
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2640
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1568
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1364
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1580
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1678
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2019
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1667
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1683
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1662
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1771
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1362
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1813
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1768
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1725
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2308
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1706
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1681
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1736

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1750
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1699
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1711
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1727
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1736
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1708
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1695
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1770
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1694
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1678
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1716
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1642
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1957
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1674
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1691
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1654
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1645
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1666
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1608
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1611
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1650
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1613
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1662
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1979