Brisbane vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4896
$5076
🏠 One person rent
$1253
$1225
🏘️ Family rent
$2149
$2140
🍽️ Food expenses
$525
$655
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$3098
😷 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 3% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 1813th and 1636th ($2065 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1374th 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 99th in the United States, while ranked 9th and 311th 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
$14.4
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.7
$75.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$6.03
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1514
$1309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$949
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2603
$2383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$1719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.2
$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8291
$1383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6020
$1272
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.8
$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$13.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$3.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$5.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$5.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$3.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$9.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.35
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.3
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.5
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1795
$1177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11423
$16684

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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 Detroit

Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$2048
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$2080
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1737
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$2032
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$2124
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1963
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$2061
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1911
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$2085
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$2041
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$2039
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2167
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$2062
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$2036
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$2053
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1996
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1913
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$2045
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1973
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1874
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1958
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$2048
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$2100
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2078
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$2002
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2295
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1822
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1957
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1721
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2276
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1832
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1642
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1611
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1949
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1608