Brisbane vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2323
$1941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5585
$4759
🏠 One person rent
$1439
$1049
🏘️ Family rent
$2525
$1816
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$538
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$208
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4313
$3341
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
66
92
😀 Quality of life
97
95
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.09M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 20% more expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 1241st and 2200th ($2323 vs $1941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 19th 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 2nd in Germany, while ranked 3rd and 21st 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
$15.8
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.2
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.69
$5.56
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$3.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1733
$1071
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1173
$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3028
$1941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2142
$1445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8341
$8050
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5970
$5385
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$4.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$27.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$7.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.98
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.3
$9.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$2.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.49
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.62
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$55.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$95.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2164
$1042
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13265
$23900

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1825
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1992
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2341
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2530
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1863
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1838
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1720
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2672
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1883
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1720
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1273
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1643
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1642
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1995
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1855
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2354
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2040
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1709
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2481
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1701
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1460
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1795
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2258
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1825
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$2015
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1816
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1905
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1493
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$2000
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1933
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1936
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2543
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1915
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1834
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1913

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913