Brisbane vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2269
$2032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5424
$4925
🏠 One person rent
$1398
$1105
🏘️ Family rent
$2462
$1878
🍽️ Food expenses
$574
$664
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4258
$3072
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
77
😀 Quality of life
98
88
🏙️ Population
2.71M
639K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 12% more expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 1349th and 1947th ($2269 vs $2032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1526th 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 1.5 months in Detroit. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Detroit ranked 95th in the United States, while ranked 3rd and 318th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Detroit

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Brisbane Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$66.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$6.88
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$5.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1660
$1299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1147
$820
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3002
$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$1448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.2
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7935
$1602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5145
$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$75.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$6.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$5.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$5.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.94
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.47
$3.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.1
$88.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1949
$1360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12459
$19339

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1813
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1988
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2352
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2528
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1864
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1835
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1766
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2703
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1864
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1727
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1288
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1640
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1635
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1997
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1867
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2379
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2050
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1710
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2482
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1699
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1477
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1821
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2223
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1824
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1839
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1815
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1904
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1487
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1979
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1928
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1896
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2496
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1860
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1829
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1894

Cities near Detroit

Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1980
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1947
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1975
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1993
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1939
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1758
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1909
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1969
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1820
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1943
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1907
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1946
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1926
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2030
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1915
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1905
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1941
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1876
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1926
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1968
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1837
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1920
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1972
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1945
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1944
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2004
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2181
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1940
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1796
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1913
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1701
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2285
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1843
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1624
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1635
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1957
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1619