Brisbane vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$2217
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$5435
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$1334
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$2328
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$4189
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	82
😀 Quality of life	98	90
🏙️ Population	2.71M	919K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 7% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 1813th and 1434th ($2065 vs $2217) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1234th 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 1.9 months in Fort Worth. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Fort Worth ranked 61st in the United States, while ranked 9th and 213th 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	$14.4	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$1045
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$2518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$1910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$2208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$2094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$5.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$4.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$98.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$1925
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$23437

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2140
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2144
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2145
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2136
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2133
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1856
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2139
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2108
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2140
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2135
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2302
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2133
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2133
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2162
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2183
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2131
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2038
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2190
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2185
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2200
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2199
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2447
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2199
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2287
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1937
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2222
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2246
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2216
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2315
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2268
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2369
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2250