Brisbane vs Dallas - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Dallas
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$2550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$5986
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$1562
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$2711
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$635
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$196
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$5410
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
92
😀 Quality of life
97
91
🏙️ Population
2.36M
1.3M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 2% less expensive than in Dallas. Cities ranked 781st and 700th ($2491 vs $2550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 627th 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 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 2.1 months in Dallas. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Dallas ranked 19th in the United States, while ranked 15th and 113th 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
$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$5.93
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$1643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$1280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$3063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$2267
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$4445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$2304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$97.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$19.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$4.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$3.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$9.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$3.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$98.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$1291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$26874

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

Cities near Dallas

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2243
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2159
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2187
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2079
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2150
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2188
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2175
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2085
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2061
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2282
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2236
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2170
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2122
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2085
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2202
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2330
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1869
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2506
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2022
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2096
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2135
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2103
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2102
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2100
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2336
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2153
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2111
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2299
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2189
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2609
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2140
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2411
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2122
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2602
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2173
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2127
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2103
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2105
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2284