Brisbane vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$2601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$6038
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$1451
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$2570
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$729
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$4591
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	92
😀 Quality of life	98	98
🏙️ Population	2.71M	667K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 21% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 1813th and 713th ($2065 vs $2601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 9th 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	$14.4	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$109
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$15.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$9.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$6.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$4.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$1734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$1183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$3186
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$2138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$41.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$6448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$116
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$4.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$5.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$5.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$20.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$69.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$37.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$614
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$17654

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2617
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2379
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2184
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1421
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1757
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2086
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2280
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1619
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1598
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1591
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1485
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2029
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1386
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1362
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1805
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1785
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1502
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2088
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1523
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1444
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1770
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1668
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1481
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1515
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1529
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1869
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1563
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1675
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1861
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1460
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1662
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1421
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1467
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1658
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1678