Brisbane vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$2046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$5001
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$1179
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$1923
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$3707
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	66	82
😀 Quality of life	98	91
🏙️ Population	2.71M	577K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 0.9% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 1813th and 1864th ($2065 vs $2046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1525th 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 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Milwaukee ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 9th and 195th 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	$14.4	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$61.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$5.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$1315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$935
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$1539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$1953
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$1705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$3.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$165
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$23971

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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 Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1915
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1973
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1915
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1915
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1904
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$1973
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1943
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1948
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1966
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1964
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1973
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2032
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1941
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2030
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2089
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1957
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1826
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2355
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2368
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2375
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2340
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1763
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2368
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2394
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2434
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2119
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1849
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2220
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2373
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2528
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2392
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2412
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2508
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2426
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2399