Brisbane vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$1902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$4451
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$1097
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$1947
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$485
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$3920
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
87
😀 Quality of life
95
94
🏙️ Population
2.36M
759K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 24% more expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 930th and 2040th ($2356 vs $1902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 8th in Australia and Germany, respectively. Check Australia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 2.1 months in Frankfurt. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Frankfurt ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 18th and 38th 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
$13.8
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$5.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$1156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$808
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$2055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$8253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$4831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$64.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$5.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$81.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$14318

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1560
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1651
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1653
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1684
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1644
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1588
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1600
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1656
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1586
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1657
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1620
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1652
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1660
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1638
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1660
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1674
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1648
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1649
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1644
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1593
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1605
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1628
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1651
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1616
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1603
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1654
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1725
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1624
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1684
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1630
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1721
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1713
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1631
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1673
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1657
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1704
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1725
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1574