Brisbane vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$2307
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4896
$5512
🏠 One person rent
$1253
$1295
🏘️ Family rent
$2149
$2316
🍽️ Food expenses
$525
$634
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$2386
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
98
😀 Quality of life
98
88
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.35M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 11% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 1813th and 1250th ($2065 vs $2307) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and Italy, respectively. Check Australia vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1 months in Milan. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 9th and 315th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Milan

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Brisbane Milan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.7
$82.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$7.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$3.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1514
$1465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$1056
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2603
$2665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$1944
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.2
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
3.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8291
$10174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6020
$5200
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.8
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$3.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$6.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.35
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$72.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.3
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.5
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1795
$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11423
$16429

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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 Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1792
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1764
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1808
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1344
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1649
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1770
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1781
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1474
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1803
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1474
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1264
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1547
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1489
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1605
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1624
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1582
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1316
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2673
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1469
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1402
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1308
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1762
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3158
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1263
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1268
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1589
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1620
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1582
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1602
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1642
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1657
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1446
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1662
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2846
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1615
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1589
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1336
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1612
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1700