Brisbane vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$2043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$5104
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$1223
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$2302
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$3083
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
66
88
😀 Quality of life
95
93
🏙️ Population
2.36M
488K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 15% more expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 930th and 1692nd ($2356 vs $2043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 46th in Australia and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Australia vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Edinburgh ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 18th and 64th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Edinburgh

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Brisbane Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$6.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$2456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$1867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$6453
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$4477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$1620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$14724

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Cities near Brisbane

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 Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666