Brisbane vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2269
$2331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5424
$5693
🏠 One person rent
$1398
$1375
🏘️ Family rent
$2462
$2392
🍽️ Food expenses
$574
$609
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4258
$3706
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
66
88
😀 Quality of life
98
93
🏙️ Population
2.71M
488K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 3% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 1349th and 1221st ($2269 vs $2331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 37th 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 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Edinburgh ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 3rd and 77th 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
$15.5
$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$8.38
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1660
$1465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1147
$1087
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3002
$2613
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$1964
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.2
$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
4.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7935
$6800
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5145
$4921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$3.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$3.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$2.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$21.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.94
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.47
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.1
$114
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1949
$1708
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12459
$26404

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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 Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1784
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1782
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1862
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1852
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1656
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1854
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1585
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1902
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2121
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1906
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1645
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1707
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1490
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1588
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1655
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1848
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1975
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1803
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1827
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1771
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1573
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1964
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2053
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1415
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1540
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1430
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1450
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1727
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1873
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1496
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1819
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2265
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1892