Brisbane vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$2104
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$5122
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$1239
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$2039
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$4263
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
81
😀 Quality of life
95
90
🏙️ Population
2.36M
577K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 12% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 930th and 1560th ($2356 vs $2104) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1383rd in Australia and the United States, respectively. Check Australia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 2 months in Milwaukee. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Milwaukee ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 18th and 138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Milwaukee

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Brisbane Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$61.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$9.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$5.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$1310
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$983
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$2531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$1588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$1712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$2.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$5.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$165
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$1814
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$24397

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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 Milwaukee

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi West Allis
$2016
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Wauwatosa
$2002
10 km or 6.4 mi Greenfield
$2021
13 km or 8.3 mi Brookfield
$1964
15 km or 9.4 mi New Berlin
$1947
17 km or 11 mi South Milwaukee
$2007
17 km or 11 mi Menomonee Falls
$1971
17 km or 11 mi Franklin
$1995
19 km or 12 mi Oak Creek
$2002
19 km or 12 mi Mequon
$2003
22 km or 14 mi Muskego
$1948
23 km or 14 mi Waukesha
$1803
27 km or 17 mi Caledonia
$1984
37 km or 23 mi Mount Pleasant
$1985
38 km or 24 mi Racine
$1983
46 km or 28 mi West Bend
$1945
53 km or 33 mi Kenosha
$1911
57 km or 36 mi Pleasant Prairie
$1970
64 km or 40 mi Watertown
$1949
67 km or 42 mi Zion
$2193
74 km or 46 mi Fort Atkinson
$1800
76 km or 47 mi Round Lake Beach
$2159
76 km or 47 mi Gurnee
$2199
77 km or 48 mi Waukegan
$2191
78 km or 49 mi Grayslake
$2164
80 km or 50 mi Sheboygan
$1709
81 km or 51 mi North Chicago
$2205
84 km or 52 mi McHenry
$2150
85 km or 53 mi Libertyville
$2305
87 km or 54 mi Mundelein
$1926
90 km or 56 mi Fond du Lac
$1855
91 km or 57 mi Woodstock
$2107
91 km or 57 mi Vernon Hills
$2143
96 km or 60 mi Janesville
$1935
97 km or 60 mi Crystal Lake
$2314
97 km or 60 mi Highland Park
$2221
98 km or 61 mi Buffalo Grove
$2195
101 km or 63 mi Lake in the Hills
$2269
102 km or 63 mi Wheeling
$2240
103 km or 64 mi Northbrook
$2253