Brisbane vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$2246
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$5663
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$1326
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$2459
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$3703
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
66
88
😀 Quality of life
97
94
🏙️ Population
2.36M
488K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 11% more expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 781st and 1263rd ($2491 vs $2246) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 34th 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 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Edinburgh ranked 5th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 15th and 40th 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
$14
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$83.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$7.44
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$2692
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$7033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$4677
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$23.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$119
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$1775
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$23136

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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 Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1744
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1724
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1710
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1625
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1647
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1793
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1545
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1818
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2013
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1793
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1599
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1573
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1390
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1420
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1701
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1800
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1712
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1734
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1706
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1828
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1571
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1602
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1830
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1424
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1459
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1364
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1467
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1528
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1783
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1467
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1763
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1989
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1767