Brisbane vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$2182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4896
$5115
🏠 One person rent
$1253
$1245
🏘️ Family rent
$2149
$2194
🍽️ Food expenses
$525
$585
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$4614
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
66
87
😀 Quality of life
98
95
🏙️ Population
2.71M
776K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 5% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 1813th and 1510th ($2065 vs $2182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 2.1 months in Frankfurt. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Frankfurt ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 9th 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
$14.4
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.7
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$4.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1514
$1285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$1001
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2603
$2273
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$1844
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.2
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
3.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8291
$8398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6020
$5144
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$4.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.8
$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$9.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.35
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$64.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.3
$107
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.5
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1795
$619
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11423
$16203

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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 Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1730
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1841
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1826
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1884
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1806
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1724
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1718
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1861
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1725
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1849
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1774
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1854
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1796
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1791
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1843
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1812
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1844
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1836
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1832
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1640
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1741
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1757
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1693
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1815
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1763
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1713
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1813
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1755
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1801
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1776
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1793
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1810
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1756
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1922
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1810
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1736
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1756
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1775
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1763
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1769