Brisbane vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$4848
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$1146
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$2071
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$540
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$3562
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
66
94
😀 Quality of life
97
96
🏙️ Population
2.36M
626K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 24% more expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 781st and 1833rd ($2491 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 97th in Australia and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Australia vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.8 months in Glasgow. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 15th and 19th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Glasgow

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Brisbane Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$9.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$6.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$1254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$882
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$2451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$1640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
5.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$3909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$3280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$3.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$80.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$19.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$3.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$1167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$12979

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1818
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1793
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1793
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1599
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1625
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1573
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1710
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1744
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1420
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1724
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2246
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1647
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1390
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1545
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1732
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1828
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1830
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1830
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1805
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1989
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1701
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1800
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1734
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1712
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1706
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1688
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1459
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1602
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1571
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1491
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1783
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1763
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1364