Brisbane vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$2187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$5233
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$1311
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$2114
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$613
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$4970
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
66
71
😀 Quality of life
97
90
🏙️ Population
2.36M
888K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 14% more expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 781st and 1397th ($2491 vs $2187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1219th 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 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 2.3 months in Indianapolis. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Indianapolis ranked 35th in the United States, while ranked 15th and 159th 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
$14
$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$75.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$5.97
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$1457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$1013
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$2390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$1686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$69.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$1980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$1549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$15.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$9.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$5.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$1865
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$27094

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$1999
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1978
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$1927
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1745
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$1963
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$1954
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1917
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1975
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1929
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1905
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1694
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1900
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2092
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1612
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1448
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1894
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1793
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1980
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1822
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1560
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1837
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1814
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1877
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1896
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1436
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1921
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$1912
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1824
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2464
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1852
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1840
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2124
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1896
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1735
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1724
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1894
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1860
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1845
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1856
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1828