Brisbane vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$2555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$5866
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$1447
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$2513
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$713
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$4784
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	94
😀 Quality of life	97	97
🏙️ Population	2.71M	667K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 9% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 1241st and 805th ($2323 vs $2555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st 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 1.9 months in Copenhagen. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 3rd and 5th 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	$15.8	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$9.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$5.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$1680
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$2988
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$2119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$11390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$7705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$5.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$20.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$68.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$38
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$12710

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2195
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1423
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1793
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2151
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2220
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1567
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1568
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2053
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1583
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1478
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2073
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1399
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1358
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1893
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1792
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1429
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2135
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1584
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1441
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1731
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1650
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1477
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1621
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1483
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1840
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1570
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1654
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1852
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1411
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1637
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1415
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1475
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1723
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1557