Brisbane vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$1371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$641
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$1212
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$462
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$2399
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
72
😀 Quality of life
95
91
🏙️ Population
2.36M
625K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 72% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 930th and 3960th ($2356 vs $1371) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 531st in Australia and Germany, respectively. Check Australia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Leipzig ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 18th and 106th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Leipzig

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Brisbane Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$9.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$4.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$630
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$1202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$5428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$3298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$3.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$62.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$8.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$10.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$19.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$74.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$10639

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1303
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1269
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1263
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1242
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1270
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1260
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1253
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1262
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1271
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1249
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1214
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1230
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1096
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1255
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1258
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1269
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1069
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1134
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1193
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$961
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1216
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1135
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1252
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1260
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1296
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1250
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1099
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1165
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1248
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1278
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1329
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1295
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1351
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204