Brisbane vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$1862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$4532
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$1976
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$555
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$4332
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
66
61
😀 Quality of life
97
87
🏙️ Population
2.36M
246K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 34% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 781st and 2276th ($2491 vs $1862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1806th 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 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 2.3 months in Louisville. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Louisville ranked 68th in the United States, while ranked 15th and 251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Louisville

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Brisbane Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$67.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$5.34
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$1155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$2035
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$3349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$3026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$48.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$16.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$4.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$13601

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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 Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1724
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1840
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1896
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1888
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1759
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1911
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1703
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1451
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$1784
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1900
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1786
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1784
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2092
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1921
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2124
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1651
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1975
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1549
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1775
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2464
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$1912
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1978
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1788
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1896
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1746
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1877
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1837
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1317
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1764
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$1927
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1929
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2187
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1780
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1852
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$1999
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1436
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1745
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1856
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1822
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$1954