Brisbane vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$2192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$5144
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$2197
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$648
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$3945
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	56
😀 Quality of life	97	87
🏙️ Population	2.71M	950K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 6% more expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 1241st and 1499th ($2323 vs $2192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1231st 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 1.8 months in Jacksonville. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Jacksonville ranked 101st in the United States, while ranked 3rd and 325th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Brisbane	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$97.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$5.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$1458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$1004
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$2511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$1805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$2350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$2047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$62.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$3.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$9.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$9.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$50.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$1309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$11918

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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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2202
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2195
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2201
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2168
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2163
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2321
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2172
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2278
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1991
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2288
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2321
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2300
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2348
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2260
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2323
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2325
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1515
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2121
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2313
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2345
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2362
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2401
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2363
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2480
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2401
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2352
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2404
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2643
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2243
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2053
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2318
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2599
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2617
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1863