Brisbane vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$2252
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$5500
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$1332
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$2531
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$644
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$4005
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
66
72
😀 Quality of life
97
88
🏙️ Population
2.36M
906K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 11% more expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 781st and 1248th ($2491 vs $2252) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1100th 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 1.8 months in Columbus. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Columbus ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 15th and 242nd 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
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$4.96
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$1067
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$3082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$2051
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$3169
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$3154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$13.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$64
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$1235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$15346

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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 Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829