Brisbane vs Colorado Springs - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Colorado Springs
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$4971
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$1394
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$2096
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$570
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$4161
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
66
62
😀 Quality of life
97
85
🏙️ Population
2.36M
479K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 13% more expensive than in Colorado Springs. Cities ranked 781st and 1343rd ($2491 vs $2213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1178th 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 1.9 months in Colorado Springs. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Colorado Springs ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 15th and 341st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Colorado Springs

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Brisbane Colorado Springs
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$65.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$6.34
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$1384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$1152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$2184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$1753
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$81.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$2336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$2322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$64.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$16.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$4.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$51.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$97.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$1664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$24475

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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 Colorado Springs

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi Security-Widefield
$2200
21 km or 13 mi Fountain
$2220
57 km or 35 mi Castle Rock
$2465
68 km or 42 mi Pueblo
$2288
73 km or 45 mi Parker
$2498
77 km or 48 mi Highlands Ranch
$2613
82 km or 51 mi Centennial
$2489
86 km or 53 mi Littleton
$2295
89 km or 55 mi Englewood
$2359
94 km or 59 mi Aurora
$2691
97 km or 61 mi Lakewood
$2478
99 km or 61 mi Denver
$2699
104 km or 65 mi Wheat Ridge
$2514
108 km or 67 mi Arvada
$2562
109 km or 68 mi Commerce
$2336
110 km or 68 mi Westminster
$2605
116 km or 72 mi Northglenn
$2756
116 km or 72 mi Thornton
$2800
121 km or 75 mi Broomfield
$2988
124 km or 77 mi Brighton
$2547
129 km or 80 mi Lafayette
$2681
136 km or 84 mi Boulder
$2552
148 km or 92 mi Longmont
$2579
173 km or 107 mi Greeley
$1983
173 km or 108 mi Loveland
$2551
191 km or 119 mi Fort Collins
$2177
254 km or 158 mi Cheyenne
$1770
281 km or 174 mi Laramie
$1860
283 km or 176 mi Taos
$2398
327 km or 203 mi Grand Junction
$1945
337 km or 210 mi Espanola
$2176
347 km or 216 mi Scottsbluff
$1937
356 km or 221 mi Garden
$1701
370 km or 230 mi Santa Fe
$2067
380 km or 236 mi Farmington
$3686
395 km or 245 mi Liberal
$1700
426 km or 264 mi North Platte
$1861
434 km or 270 mi Dodge
$1765
436 km or 271 mi Rio Rancho
$2099
447 km or 278 mi Albuquerque
$2111