Brisbane vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$4963
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$1193
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$1867
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$3947
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
81
😀 Quality of life
97
89
🏙️ Population
2.36M
577K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 21% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 781st and 1688th ($2491 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1442nd 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 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.9 months in Milwaukee. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Milwaukee ranked 43rd in the United States, while ranked 15th and 188th 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
$14
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$5.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$1303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$967
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$2324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$1439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$164
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$24309

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi West Allis
$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Wauwatosa
$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi Greenfield
$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi Brookfield
$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi New Berlin
$1955
17 km or 11 mi South Milwaukee
$2022
17 km or 11 mi Menomonee Falls
$1991
17 km or 11 mi Franklin
$2001
19 km or 12 mi Oak Creek
$2015
19 km or 12 mi Mequon
$2014
22 km or 14 mi Muskego
$1962
23 km or 14 mi Waukesha
$1818
27 km or 17 mi Caledonia
$2011
37 km or 23 mi Mount Pleasant
$2008
38 km or 24 mi Racine
$1997
46 km or 28 mi West Bend
$1967
53 km or 33 mi Kenosha
$1904
57 km or 36 mi Pleasant Prairie
$1968
64 km or 40 mi Watertown
$1943
67 km or 42 mi Zion
$2291
74 km or 46 mi Fort Atkinson
$1834
76 km or 47 mi Round Lake Beach
$2267
76 km or 47 mi Gurnee
$2285
77 km or 48 mi Waukegan
$2295
78 km or 49 mi Grayslake
$2276
80 km or 50 mi Sheboygan
$1811
81 km or 51 mi North Chicago
$2309
84 km or 52 mi McHenry
$2202
85 km or 53 mi Libertyville
$2407
87 km or 54 mi Mundelein
$2069
90 km or 56 mi Fond du Lac
$1878
91 km or 57 mi Woodstock
$2158
91 km or 57 mi Vernon Hills
$2289
96 km or 60 mi Janesville
$1772
97 km or 60 mi Crystal Lake
$2343
97 km or 60 mi Highland Park
$2331
98 km or 61 mi Buffalo Grove
$2376
101 km or 63 mi Lake in the Hills
$2393
102 km or 63 mi Wheeling
$2357
103 km or 64 mi Northbrook
$2392