Brisbane vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brisbane	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2016	$2333
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$5412
🏠 One person rent	$1227	$1326
🏘️ Family rent	$2041	$2372
🍽️ Food expenses	$503	$629
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$4139
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	93
😀 Quality of life	97	97
🏙️ Population	2.71M	644K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 14% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 1792nd and 1085th ($2016 vs $2333) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd in Australia and Denmark, respectively. Check Australia vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.8 months in Copenhagen. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 7th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Copenhagen

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	Brisbane	Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1443	$1534
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1015	$1083
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2386	$2847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1744	$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.7	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7172	$7935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4905	$5513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$3.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.98	$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.37	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.5	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$18.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$38.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7949	$14686

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1683
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1185
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1478
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1448
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1702
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2099
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1824
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1584
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2252
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2539
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1538
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1511
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1416
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1616
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2023
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1619
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1667
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1691
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1643
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1645

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452