Brisbane vs Dublin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Dublin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$2992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$6629
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$1987
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$3461
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$663
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$4313
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	66	96
😀 Quality of life	98	95
🏙️ Population	2.71M	593K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 24% less expensive than in Dublin. Cities ranked 1349th and 223rd ($2269 vs $2992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and Ireland, respectively. Check Australia vs Ireland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.4 months in Dublin. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Dublin ranked 1st in Ireland, while ranked 3rd and 36th 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	$15.5	$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$96.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$8.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$2108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$1693
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$3809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$2999
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$249
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$8392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$6209
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$3.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$4.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$119
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$1316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$10947

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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 Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2472
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2515
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2627
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2179
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2055
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2074
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1945
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1954
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2265
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1496
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1769
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2236
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2978
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1764
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1620
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1718
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1873
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1862
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1888
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1998
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1893
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1861
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1677
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2524
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1784
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1804
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2047
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1815
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1686
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1907
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1928
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1873
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1754
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1819
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1718