Brisbane vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$4155
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$902
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$3793
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	46
😀 Quality of life	98	94
🏙️ Population	2.71M	675K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 13% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 1813th and 2645th ($2065 vs $1823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 5th in Australia and Sweden, respectively. Check Australia vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 2.1 months in Gothenburg. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Gothenburg ranked 3rd in Sweden, while ranked 9th and 68th 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	$14.4	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$92.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$7.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$955
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$1688
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$1310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$83.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$6255
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$4279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$57.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$27.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$4093

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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 Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1684
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1503
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1444
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1362
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1529
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1551
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1866
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1502
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1516
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1761
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1485
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1977
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1830
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2280
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2088
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2184
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1421
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1658
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1830
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1460
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1949
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1819
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2379
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1882
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1397