Brisbane vs Kansas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Kansas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$2158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$5242
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$1205
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$2098
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$679
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$3890
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	65
😀 Quality of life	97	87
🏙️ Population	2.71M	508K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 8% more expensive than in Kansas. Cities ranked 1241st and 1591st ($2323 vs $2158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1295th 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 Kansas. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Kansas ranked 114th in the United States, while ranked 3rd and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Kansas

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	Brisbane	Kansas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$80.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$7.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$3.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$1263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$948
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$2320
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$70.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$2610
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$1928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$53.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$9.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$5.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$7.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$7.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$152
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$1149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$21608

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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 Kansas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Prairie Village	$2357
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kansas City	$2220
12 km or 7.4 mi	Raytown	$2080
15 km or 9.2 mi	Leawood	$2349
15 km or 9.2 mi	Overland Park	$2499
15 km or 9.2 mi	Independence	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Shawnee	$2307
18 km or 11 mi	Lenexa	$2372
18 km or 11 mi	Gladstone	$1944
19 km or 12 mi	Grandview	$2273
23 km or 14 mi	Lee's Summit	$2093
25 km or 16 mi	Liberty	$1680
26 km or 16 mi	Belton	$1846
27 km or 17 mi	Olathe	$2327
27 km or 17 mi	Blue Springs	$2018
39 km or 24 mi	Gardner	$2173
41 km or 26 mi	Leavenworth	$2134
57 km or 35 mi	Lawrence	$1832
82 km or 51 mi	St. Joseph	$1977
95 km or 59 mi	Topeka	$1574
123 km or 77 mi	Sedalia	$1910
156 km or 97 mi	Emporia	$1357
174 km or 108 mi	Manhattan	$1790
183 km or 113 mi	Pittsburg	$1917
195 km or 121 mi	Columbia	$1730
195 km or 121 mi	Junction	$1908
215 km or 134 mi	Jefferson	$1606
219 km or 136 mi	Joplin	$1824
235 km or 146 mi	Springfield	$1273
250 km or 155 mi	Nixa	$1537
261 km or 162 mi	Bellevue	$1883
263 km or 163 mi	Salina	$1597
265 km or 165 mi	Lincoln	$1643
265 km or 165 mi	Newton	$1750
268 km or 167 mi	Council Bluffs	$1875
275 km or 171 mi	Omaha	$2008
283 km or 176 mi	Bartlesville	$1833
284 km or 176 mi	Wichita	$1811
286 km or 178 mi	Ottumwa	$1939
287 km or 178 mi	Derby	$1859