Brisbane vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brisbane	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2491	$1725
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$3877
🏠 One person rent	$1506	$895
🏘️ Family rent	$2275	$1550
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$533
🚐 Transport expenses	$280	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4184	$3191
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	46
😀 Quality of life	97	92
🏙️ Population	2.36M	608K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 44% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 781st and 2792nd ($2491 vs $1725) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Australia and Sweden, respectively. Check Australia vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.8 months in Gothenburg. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 15th and 81st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Gothenburg

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	Brisbane	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$87.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$6.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$1022
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2771	$1694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$1317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$77.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7907	$5998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5572	$4134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$82.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$7.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.3	$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$3801

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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 Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1596
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1264
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1299
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1341
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1434
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1415
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1842
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1442
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1645
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1347
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1713
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1713
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2088
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1966
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2006
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1294
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1565
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1710
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1259
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1908
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1613
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2203
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1714
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1267