Brisbane vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$949
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$1652
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$3784
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	46
😀 Quality of life	97	92
🏙️ Population	2.71M	675K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 24% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 1241st and 2470th ($2323 vs $1879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 4th 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 months in Gothenburg. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 3rd and 91st 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	$15.8	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$6.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$950
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$1735
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	3.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$6539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$3629
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$20.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$93.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$4650

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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 Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1723
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1544
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1441
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1483
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1503
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1877
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1429
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1479
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1855
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1478
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2053
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$2029
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2220
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2135
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2195
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1423
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1723
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1980
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1481
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2084
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1993
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2334
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1984
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1423