Brisbane vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$406
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
66
30
😀 Quality of life
95
29
🏙️ Population
2.36M
42.7K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 385% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 930th and 8601st ($2356 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Australia and Kenya, respectively. Check Australia vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 18th and 8527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Meru

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Brisbane Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$6789

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$530
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539