Brisbane vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1970
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$4714
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$972
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$1705
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$3225
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	66	80
😀 Quality of life	97	94
🏙️ Population	2.71M	694K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 18% more expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 1241st and 2107th ($2323 vs $1970) 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 47th 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	$15.8	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$9.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$1088
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$830
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$1470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$66.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$9998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$4513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$83.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$4.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$23.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$19.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$97.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$487
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$13162

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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 Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1843
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$1974
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1698
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1521
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1391
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1455
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1594
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1597
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1533
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1535
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1478
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$1085
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1383
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1490
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1529
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1560
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1531
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1407
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1439
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1424
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1482
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$1079
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1492
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1179
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$1081
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$1054
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1370
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1416
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1220