Brisbane vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2269
$1990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5424
$4806
🏠 One person rent
$1398
$991
🏘️ Family rent
$2462
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$574
$629
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4258
$3192
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
66
80
😀 Quality of life
98
94
🏙️ Population
2.71M
687K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 14% more expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 1349th and 2068th ($2269 vs $1990) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Australia and Finland, respectively. Check Australia vs Finland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.6 months in Helsinki. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 3rd and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Helsinki

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Brisbane Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$8.99
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1660
$1086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1147
$847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3002
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$1557
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.2
$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
3.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7935
$9954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5145
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$3.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$83.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$2.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$3.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.94
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.47
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$19.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.1
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$107
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1949
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12459
$15326

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1813
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1988
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2352
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2528
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1864
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1835
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1766
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2703
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1864
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1727
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1288
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1640
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1635
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1997
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1867
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2379
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2050
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1710
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2482
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1699
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1477
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1821
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2223
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1824
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1839
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1815
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1904
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1487
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1979
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1928
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1896
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2496
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1860
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1829
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1894

Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1927
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2062
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1693
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1659
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1578
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1406
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1426
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1448
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1683
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1606
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1571
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1583
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1514
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1021
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1474
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1515
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1568
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1597
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1567
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1445
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1471
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1514
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1111
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1516
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1214
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1108
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1083
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1454
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1383
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1375
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1232