Brisbane vs Liverpool - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Liverpool
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$4871
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$1024
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$3361
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	85
😀 Quality of life	97	93
🏙️ Population	2.71M	513K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 20% more expensive than in Liverpool. Cities ranked 1241st and 2196th ($2323 vs $1942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 138th in Australia and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Australia vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.7 months in Liverpool. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Liverpool ranked 6th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 3rd and 66th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Liverpool

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	Brisbane	Liverpool
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$23.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$97.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$1068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$733
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$1882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$1293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	5.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$3800
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$2653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$8.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$2.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$80.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$87.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$1857
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$15989

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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 Liverpool

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi	Bootle	$1853
3.9 km or 2.4 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Wallasey	$1677
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Bebington	$1860
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Crosby	$1831
16 km or 10 mi	Formby	$1847
17 km or 10 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
17 km or 11 mi	St Helens	$1682
19 km or 12 mi	Widnes	$1885
21 km or 13 mi	Runcorn	$1890
25 km or 16 mi	Chester	$2035
26 km or 16 mi	Southport	$1836
27 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2022
28 km or 18 mi	Wigan	$1742
34 km or 21 mi	Rhyl	$1736
36 km or 22 mi	Chorley	$1832
36 km or 23 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1796
41 km or 26 mi	Wrexham	$1757
42 km or 26 mi	Bolton	$1987
43 km or 27 mi	Altrincham	$1945
43 km or 27 mi	Preston	$1733
45 km or 28 mi	Blackpool	$1669
45 km or 28 mi	Sale	$1993
46 km or 29 mi	Stretford	$2025
47 km or 29 mi	Salford	$2043
50 km or 31 mi	Blackburn	$1781
50 km or 31 mi	Bury	$1784
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2348
51 km or 32 mi	Crewe	$1694
56 km or 35 mi	Droylsden	$1975
60 km or 37 mi	Rochdale	$1838
60 km or 37 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1862
60 km or 37 mi	Oldham	$1689
61 km or 38 mi	Macclesfield	$1880
65 km or 40 mi	Burnley	$1501
68 km or 43 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
71 km or 44 mi	Lancaster	$1791
71 km or 44 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
73 km or 45 mi	Morecambe	$1834
73 km or 46 mi	Leek	$1827