Brisbane vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4896
$1963
🏠 One person rent
$1253
$379
🏘️ Family rent
$2149
$637
🍽️ Food expenses
$525
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$50.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$386
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
66
74
😀 Quality of life
98
65
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.85M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 161% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 1813th and 6703rd ($2065 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 5th in Australia and the Philippines, respectively. Check Australia vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.5 months in Manila. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 9th and 5220th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Manila

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Brisbane Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.7
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1514
$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2603
$815
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.2
$74.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8291
$3756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6020
$2382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.8
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$7.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$5.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$7.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$3.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.35
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.3
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.5
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1795
$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11423
$16980

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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 Manila

Distance City Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Pasay
$785
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Caloocan
$568
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mandaluyong
$742
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Quezon
$717
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Malabon
$674
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Makati
$1009
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Navotas
$657
12 km or 7.2 mi Valenzuela
$432
12 km or 7.2 mi Pasig
$642
12 km or 7.3 mi Taguig
$807
15 km or 9 mi Marikina
$555
15 km or 9.3 mi Bacoor
$540
15 km or 9.3 mi Paranaque
$651
15 km or 9.5 mi Cainta
$760
16 km or 9.7 mi Meycauayan
$561
16 km or 10 mi Las Pinas
$628
19 km or 12 mi Imus
$536
21 km or 13 mi Antipolo
$570
25 km or 15 mi Muntinlupa
$692
25 km or 16 mi San Jose del Monte
$511
26 km or 16 mi General Trias
$519
28 km or 17 mi San Pedro
$617
28 km or 17 mi Binangonan
$525
30 km or 19 mi Dasmarinas
$414
31 km or 19 mi Binan
$613
33 km or 20 mi Malolos
$630
34 km or 21 mi Santa Rosa
$575
37 km or 23 mi Trece Martires
$542
39 km or 24 mi Cabuyao
$616
47 km or 29 mi Calamba
$489
58 km or 36 mi San Fernando
$609
60 km or 37 mi Tanauan
$535
61 km or 38 mi Santo Tomas
$531
69 km or 43 mi San Pablo
$477
74 km or 46 mi Angeles
$624
75 km or 47 mi Lipa
$425
79 km or 49 mi Olongapo
$471
81 km or 50 mi Mabalacat
$598
94 km or 59 mi Batangas
$532
99 km or 61 mi Cabanatuan
$448