Brisbane vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$2006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$4535
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$1218
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$2095
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$554
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$2934
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	66	73
😀 Quality of life	97	88
🏙️ Population	2.71M	569K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 16% more expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 1241st and 2004th ($2323 vs $2006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 38th in Australia and Canada, respectively. Check Australia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.5 months in Hamilton. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Hamilton ranked 15th in Canada, while ranked 3rd and 265th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Hamilton

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	Brisbane	Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$5.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$1114
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$1067
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$1880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$90.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$50.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$8824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$3366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$85.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$3.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$46.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$16689

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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 Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2318
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1832
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2049
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2308
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2017
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2102
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2109
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1936
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1848
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2415
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2233
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1892
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2078
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2172
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1706
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2303
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2124
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2081
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2181
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1863
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2125
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2123
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1581
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1930
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1802
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1449
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$1910
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1939
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1757