Brisbane vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$5497
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$1452
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$2508
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$573
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$3236
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	90
😀 Quality of life	97	92
🏙️ Population	2.71M	548K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 1% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 1241st and 1193rd ($2323 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 30th 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 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 3rd and 84th 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	$15.8	$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$7.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$20557

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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 Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1784
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1987
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1880
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2022
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1742
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1832
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1682
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1885
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1890
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1501
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1833
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1961
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1894
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1827
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1694
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1733
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1831
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1774
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1847
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1808
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1853
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1559
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1942
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1948
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2035
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1860
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1831