Brisbane vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2269
$1561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5424
$3822
🏠 One person rent
$1398
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$2462
$1155
🍽️ Food expenses
$574
$545
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4258
$3475
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
66
96
😀 Quality of life
98
95
🏙️ Population
2.71M
587K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 45% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 1349th and 3860th ($2269 vs $1561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 496th in Australia and Germany, respectively. Check Australia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 2.2 months in Essen. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 3rd and 17th 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
$15.5
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$66.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$5.31
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1660
$602
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1147
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3002
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$848
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.2
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7935
$4998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5145
$3089
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$4.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$3.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.94
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.47
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.1
$90
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1949
$471
🏫 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 Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587