Brisbane vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2269
$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5424
$5609
🏠 One person rent
$1398
$1445
🏘️ Family rent
$2462
$2498
🍽️ Food expenses
$574
$583
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4258
$3421
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
66
90
😀 Quality of life
98
93
🏙️ Population
2.71M
548K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 4% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 1349th and 1156th ($2269 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 33rd 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 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 3rd and 78th 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
$15.5
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$7.56
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1660
$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1147
$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3002
$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.2
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7935
$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5145
$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.94
$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.47
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.1
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1949
$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12459
$21096

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1813
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1988
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2352
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2528
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1864
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1835
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1766
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2703
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1864
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1727
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1288
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1640
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1635
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1997
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1867
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2379
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2050
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1710
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2482
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1699
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1477
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1821
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2223
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1824
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1839
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1815
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1904
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1487
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1979
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1928
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1896
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2496
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1860
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1829
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1894

Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862