Brisbane vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$2181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4896
$5273
🏠 One person rent
$1253
$1256
🏘️ Family rent
$2149
$2214
🍽️ Food expenses
$525
$662
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$3957
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
66
72
😀 Quality of life
98
90
🏙️ Population
2.71M
906K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 5% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 1813th and 1512th ($2065 vs $2181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1292nd 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 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.8 months in Columbus. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Columbus ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 9th and 217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Columbus

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Brisbane Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.7
$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$6.21
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$4.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1514
$1298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$973
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2603
$2399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$1787
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.2
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$244
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$60.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8291
$3028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6020
$2566
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.8
$61.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$3.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$4.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$6.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$6.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$2.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$4.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.35
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.3
$86.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.5
$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1795
$1105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11423
$28983

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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 Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2020
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2094
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2030
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2084
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1836
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2014
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2028
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1951
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2019
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1932
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1933
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1933
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1954
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1928
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1918
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1842
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1918
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1934
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1697
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1947
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1961
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1965
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1571
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1942
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2025
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1980
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1957
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1684
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1850
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1495
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2188
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1482
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1899
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1922
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1493
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1743
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$2061