Brisbane vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2269
$2374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5424
$5581
🏠 One person rent
$1398
$1437
🏘️ Family rent
$2462
$2329
🍽️ Food expenses
$574
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4258
$4148
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
66
70
😀 Quality of life
98
89
🏙️ Population
2.71M
888K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 4% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 1349th and 1140th ($2269 vs $2374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 975th in Australia and the United States, respectively. Check Australia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.7 months in Indianapolis. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Indianapolis ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 3rd and 289th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Indianapolis

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Brisbane Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$73.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$6.94
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1660
$1555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1147
$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3002
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$1908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.2
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$71.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7935
$2259
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5145
$1739
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$5.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$5.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.94
$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.47
$5.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.1
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1949
$1809
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12459
$25946

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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 Indianapolis

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2074
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1928
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$2053
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1874
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2034
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$2011
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1992
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$2035
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1855
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1954
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1678
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1806
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2086
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1691
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1497
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1968
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1830
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$2022
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1872
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1536
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1911
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1952
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1994
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1993
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1554
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1924
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$2057
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1933
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2343
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1904
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1895
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2122
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1908
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1901
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1742
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1833
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1849
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1752
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1864
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1931