Brisbane vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2269
$2127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5424
$5086
🏠 One person rent
$1398
$1221
🏘️ Family rent
$2462
$2077
🍽️ Food expenses
$574
$642
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4258
$3894
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
66
73
😀 Quality of life
98
92
🏙️ Population
2.71M
906K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 7% more expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 1349th and 1686th ($2269 vs $2127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1354th 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 17th in the United States, while ranked 3rd and 96th 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
$15.5
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$6.36
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1660
$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1147
$934
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3002
$2183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$1691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.2
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7935
$3248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5145
$2159
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$60.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$4.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$5.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$6.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$3.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$9.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.94
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.47
$4.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.1
$85.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1949
$1272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12459
$24638

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1813
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1988
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2352
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2528
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1864
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1835
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1766
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2703
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1864
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1727
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1288
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1640
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1635
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1997
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1867
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2379
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2050
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1710
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2482
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1699
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1477
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1821
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2223
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1824
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1839
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1815
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1904
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1487
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1979
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1928
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1896
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2496
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1860
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1829
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1894

Cities near Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935