Brisbane vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$1825
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$4263
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$937
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$1639
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$3086
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
66
78
😀 Quality of life
95
95
🏙️ Population
2.36M
665K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 29% more expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 930th and 2273rd ($2356 vs $1825) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Australia and Finland, respectively. Check Australia vs Finland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 1.7 months in Helsinki. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 18th and 26th 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
$13.8
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$8.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$985
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$814
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$1810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$1440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$68.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
3.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$7893
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$4642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$3.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$74.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$8.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$90.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$9506

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1736
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1907
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1498
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1491
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1277
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1464
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1194
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1335
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1438
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1396
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1336
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1349
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$920
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1376
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1366
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1483
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1532
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1480
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1521
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1462
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1465
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1410
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$906
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1414
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$982
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$814
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$909
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1330
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1265
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1262
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1163