Brisbane vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2016
$1989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4617
$4617
🏠 One person rent
$1227
$1125
🏘️ Family rent
$2041
$1929
🍽️ Food expenses
$503
$534
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$3700
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
66
87
😀 Quality of life
97
94
🏙️ Population
2.71M
776K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 1% more expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 1792nd and 1863rd ($2016 vs $1989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 4th 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 1.9 months in Frankfurt. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Frankfurt ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 7th and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Frankfurt

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Brisbane Frankfurt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.64
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$5.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.51
$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1443
$1133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1015
$849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2386
$2172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1744
$1473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.7
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.36%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7172
$8106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4905
$4832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$3.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$6.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.37
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.5
$8.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.09
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.9
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.5
$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$76
$86
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1504
$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7949
$14496

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1677
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2067
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2239
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1683
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1709
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1504
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1781
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1638
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1557
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1185
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1478
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1411
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1448
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1702
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2099
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1824
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1584
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2252
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2539
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1538
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1511
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1416
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1616
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2023
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1619
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1667
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1601
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1691
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1291
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1727
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1691
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1654
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2194
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1643
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1620
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1645

Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1682
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1665
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1624
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1705
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1606
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1618
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1601
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1689
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1595
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1608
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1698
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1605
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1623
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1641
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1632
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1620
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1605
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1879
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1707
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1666
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1614
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1614
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1603
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1595