Brisbane vs Dallas - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Dallas
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4896
$5210
🏠 One person rent
$1253
$1465
🏘️ Family rent
$2149
$2028
🍽️ Food expenses
$525
$634
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$4795
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
91
😀 Quality of life
98
92
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.3M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 16% less expensive than in Dallas. Cities ranked 1813th and 948th ($2065 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 834th 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 2 months in Dallas. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Dallas ranked 37th in the United States, while ranked 9th and 136th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Dallas

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Brisbane Dallas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.7
$70.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$7.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$5.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1514
$1516
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$1198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2603
$2176
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$1639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.2
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8291
$3818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6020
$2456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$2.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.8
$92.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$3.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.35
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$46.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.3
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.5
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1795
$1152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11423
$24402

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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 Dallas

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2287
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$2133
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2183
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2223
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2176
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2250
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2222
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2200
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2130
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2497
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2315
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2199
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2179
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2162
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2135
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2340
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2381
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1856
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2268
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2133
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2139
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2212
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2140
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2038
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2133
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2246
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2215
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2143
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2302
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2190
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2568
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2145
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2336
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2138
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2369
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2187
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2136
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2108
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2140
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2216