Brisbane vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2323
$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5585
$4959
🏠 One person rent
$1439
$1226
🏘️ Family rent
$2525
$2124
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$547
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4313
$3456
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
66
93
😀 Quality of life
97
94
🏙️ Population
2.71M
626K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 10% more expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 1241st and 1708th ($2323 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 86th 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 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.6 months in Glasgow. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 3rd and 39th 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
$15.8
$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.2
$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.69
$6.4
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1733
$1185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1173
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3028
$2085
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2142
$1681
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8341
$4105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5970
$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.98
$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.3
$23.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.49
$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.62
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$135
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2164
$928
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13265
$21435

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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 Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1878
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1885
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1831
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1647
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1835
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1704
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1842
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1760
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1586
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1750
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2295
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1640
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1456
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1593
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1596
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1798
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1485
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1820
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1878
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2005
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2236
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1806
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1943
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1820
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1784
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1777
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1778
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1523
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1872
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1554
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1646
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1834
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1791
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1404