Brisbane vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brisbane	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2491	$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$4974
🏠 One person rent	$1506	$1185
🏘️ Family rent	$2275	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$280	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4184	$2358
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	66	77
😀 Quality of life	97	84
🏙️ Population	2.36M	936K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 22% more expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 781st and 1770th ($2491 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Australia and Israel, respectively. Check Australia vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 15th and 358th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Jerusalem

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	Brisbane	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$8.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$1355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2771	$2790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$1935
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	5.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7907	$12822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5572	$8413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$86.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.3	$91.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$859
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$11066

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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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671