Brisbane vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Dortmund
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$1401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$3713
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$1418
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$468
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$2678
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
66
93
😀 Quality of life
95
77
🏙️ Population
2.36M
587K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 68% more expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 930th and 3822nd ($2356 vs $1401) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 452nd in Australia and Germany, respectively. Check Australia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 1.9 months in Dortmund. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Dortmund ranked 62nd in Germany, while ranked 18th and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brisbane Dortmund
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$4.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$389
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$1387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$1048
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$2907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$3.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$2.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$5.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$7.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$2.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$13929

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

Cities near Dortmund

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357