Brisbane vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$1878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$4262
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$1038
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$1712
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$570
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$3113
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	66	64
😀 Quality of life	98	90
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.01M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 21% more expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 1349th and 2524th ($2269 vs $1878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 79th in Australia and Canada, respectively. Check Australia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.7 months in Edmonton. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Edmonton ranked 19th in Canada, while ranked 3rd and 193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Edmonton

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	Brisbane	Edmonton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$5.72
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$1752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$2368
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$2313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$74.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$3.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$48.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$10028

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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 Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009