Brisbane vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brisbane	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2491	$1861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$4578
🏠 One person rent	$1506	$1029
🏘️ Family rent	$2275	$1905
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$527
🚐 Transport expenses	$280	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4184	$3480
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	92
😀 Quality of life	97	95
🏙️ Population	2.36M	629K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 34% more expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 781st and 2278th ($2491 vs $1861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 18th in Australia and Germany, respectively. Check Australia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.9 months in Dusseldorf. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Dusseldorf ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 15th and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Dusseldorf

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	Brisbane	Dusseldorf
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$71.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$4.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$4.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$3.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$959
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2771	$1887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$1501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7907	$7923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5572	$6295
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$55.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$8.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.3	$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$657
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$22103

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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 Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1566
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1548
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1571
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1556
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1578
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1527
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1505
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1647
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1489
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1634
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1441
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1464
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1567
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1612
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1465
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1425
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1652
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1497
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1563
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1638
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1947
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1543
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1461
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1206
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1479
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1415
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1569
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1525
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1582
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1493
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1441
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1478
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1470
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1851