Brisbane vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$2259
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$5420
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$1358
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$2278
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$4438
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	81
😀 Quality of life	97	91
🏙️ Population	2.71M	919K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 3% more expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 1241st and 1371st ($2323 vs $2259) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1148th in Australia and the United States, respectively. Check Australia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 2 months in Fort Worth. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Fort Worth ranked 28th in the United States, while ranked 3rd and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Fort Worth

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	Brisbane	Fort Worth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$55
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$5.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$6.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$1370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$1096
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$2396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$1898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$72.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$2968
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$74.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$5.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$19.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$4.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$5.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$1803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$25420

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2147
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2151
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2155
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2137
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2128
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1913
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2122
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2128
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2129
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2164
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2316
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2042
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2086
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2120
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2170
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2017
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2062
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2206
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2148
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2182
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2168
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2205
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2202
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1968
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2193
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2220
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2209
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2172
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2155
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2397
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2205