Brisbane vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$3795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$8459
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$2638
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$4600
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$890
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$75.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$7880
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	66	25
😀 Quality of life	97	80
🏙️ Population	2.71M	47K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 39% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 1241st and 15th ($2323 vs $3795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and the Cayman Islands, respectively. Check Australia vs the Cayman Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 2.1 months in George Town. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 3rd and 717th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs George Town

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	Brisbane	George Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$30
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$110
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$15.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$7.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$6.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$3.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$2779
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$2290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$4062
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$212
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$114
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	8.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$8738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$3024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$56.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$3.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$5.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$7.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$18.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$6.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$6.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$3.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$4.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$10
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$4.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$18.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$25
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$138
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$1829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$26968

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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 George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1201
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1092
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1160
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1322
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1213
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1522
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1168
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1196
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1163
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1319
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1619
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1024
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1073
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$964
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2774
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1102
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1152
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2128
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$874
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1575
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1482
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1163
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1352
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2957
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1132
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1149
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1260
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1177
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1294
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1673