Brisbane vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$4556
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$1870
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$2742
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
66
91
😀 Quality of life
95
91
🏙️ Population
2.36M
548K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 18% more expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 930th and 1798th ($2356 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 57th 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 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Manchester ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 18th and 110th 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
$13.8
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$6.11
 Cappuccino
$3.48
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$1274
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$2104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$5073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$23.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$82.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$1559
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$13845

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629