Brisbane vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$1449
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$3571
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$688
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$1289
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$2807
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
72
😀 Quality of life
97
92
🏙️ Population
2.36M
616K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 72% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 781st and 3925th ($2491 vs $1449) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 535th in Australia and Germany, respectively. Check Australia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.9 months in Leipzig. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Leipzig ranked 16th in Germany, while ranked 15th and 80th 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
$14
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$56.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$4.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$681
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$965
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$4637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$2606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$3.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$62.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$8.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$86.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$10026

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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 Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1387
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1347
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1349
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1372
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1360
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1320
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1342
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1365
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1273
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1365
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1345
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1384
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1170
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1306
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1396
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1210
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1376
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1421
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1330
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1191
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1228
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1393
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1095
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1306
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1231
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1387
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1379
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1354
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1386
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1211
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1215
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1387
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1367
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1386
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1386
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1413
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261