Brisbane vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4896
$5312
🏠 One person rent
$1253
$1378
🏘️ Family rent
$2149
$2219
🍽️ Food expenses
$525
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$3266
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
66
91
😀 Quality of life
98
93
🏙️ Population
2.71M
548K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 9% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 1813th and 1330th ($2065 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 39th 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 1.4 months in Manchester. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Manchester ranked 10th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 9th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Manchester

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Brisbane Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.7
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$7.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1514
$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$1050
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2603
$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.2
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8291
$5680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6020
$3963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.8
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.35
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.3
$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.5
$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1795
$1945
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11423
$20873

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1662
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1798
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2140
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2297
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1710
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1697
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1639
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2471
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1712
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1595
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1184
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1503
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1482
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1839
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1747
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2181
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1888
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1599
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2292
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2640
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1568
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1364
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1580
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1678
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2019
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1667
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1683
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1662
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1771
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1362
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1813
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1768
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1725
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2308
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1706
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1681
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1736

Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1759
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2040
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2011
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1723
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1828
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1680
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1873
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1883
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1513
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1968
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1887
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1783
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1578
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1652
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1822
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1746
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1833
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1850
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1832
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1507
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1937
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1890
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2023
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1834
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1831
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1804