Brisbane vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$2202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$5415
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$1315
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$2574
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$3975
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
66
72
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
2.36M
906K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 7% more expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 930th and 1282nd ($2356 vs $2202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1143rd 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 Columbus. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Columbus ranked 47th in the United States, while ranked 18th and 202nd 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
$13.8
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$5.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$4.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$1415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$1025
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$2997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$2104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$3125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$3122
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$3.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$9.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$64.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$10456

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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 Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2030
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2125
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2046
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2124
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1805
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2032
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1985
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1935
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2010
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1905
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1787
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1900
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1767
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1642
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1747
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1761
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1823
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1787
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1798
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1844
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1791
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1721
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2055
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1919
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1803
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1587
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1857
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1486
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1886
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1768
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1844
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1819
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1491
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1861