Brisbane vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$1525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$3787
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$681
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$1217
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$3234
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
66
95
😀 Quality of life
97
95
🏙️ Population
2.36M
585K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 63% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 781st and 3595th ($2491 vs $1525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 371st 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 2.1 months in Essen. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Essen ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 15th and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Essen

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Brisbane Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$3.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$39.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$8.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$86.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$440
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$9380

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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 Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431