Brisbane vs Dublin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Dublin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$2810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$6242
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$1872
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$3267
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$597
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$3754
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
66
95
😀 Quality of life
97
95
🏙️ Population
2.36M
593K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 11% less expensive than in Dublin. Cities ranked 781st and 300th ($2491 vs $2810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Australia and Ireland, respectively. Check Australia vs Ireland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.3 months in Dublin. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Dublin ranked 1st in Ireland, while ranked 15th and 21st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Dublin

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Brisbane Dublin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$19.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$91.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$7.7
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$1887
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$1582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$3404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$2823
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$277
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$7861
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$6156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$23.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$18.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$3.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$76.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$1381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$9488

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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 Dublin

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2528
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2362
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2492
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$1930
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$1933
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$1854
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1805
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2207
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1830
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$1989
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1467
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1650
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$2066
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2427
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1761
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1491
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1647
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1755
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1761
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1797
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1784
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1889
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1789
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1749
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1556
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2459
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1675
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1694
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1828
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$1957
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1797
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1529
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1824
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1844
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1783
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1585
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1763
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1659