Brisbane vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Dortmund
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2269
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5424
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$1398
$750
🏘️ Family rent
$2462
$1294
🍽️ Food expenses
$574
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4258
$3601
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
66
94
😀 Quality of life
98
95
🏙️ Population
2.71M
595K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 39% more expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 1349th and 3504th ($2269 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 330th in Australia and Germany, respectively. Check Australia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 2.2 months in Dortmund. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Dortmund ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 3rd and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Dortmund

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Brisbane Dortmund
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$5.64
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$3.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1660
$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1147
$545
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3002
$1337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$1001
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.2
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7935
$3201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5145
$2354
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$4.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$68.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.94
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.47
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.1
$52.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1949
$428
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12459
$29493

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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 Dortmund

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1515
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1576
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1614
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1622
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1566
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1579
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1559
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1570
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1572
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1587
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1593
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1249
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1531
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1573
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1512
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1570
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1564
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1445
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1598
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1572
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1619
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1586
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1561
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1575
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1549
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1570
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1486
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1579
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1579