Brisbane vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2323
$2088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5585
$5072
🏠 One person rent
$1439
$1201
🏘️ Family rent
$2525
$1937
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4313
$3838
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
81
😀 Quality of life
97
89
🏙️ Population
2.71M
577K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 11% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 1241st and 1786th ($2323 vs $2088) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1421st 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 57th in the United States, while ranked 3rd and 224th 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
$15.8
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.2
$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.69
$5.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1733
$1419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1173
$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3028
$2352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2142
$1521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8341
$2602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5970
$1709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$74.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$4.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.98
$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.3
$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.49
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.62
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$165
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2164
$1817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13265
$24100

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1825
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1992
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2341
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2530
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1863
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1838
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1720
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2672
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1883
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1720
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1273
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1643
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1642
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1995
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1855
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2354
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2040
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1709
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2481
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1701
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1460
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1795
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2258
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1825
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$2015
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1816
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1905
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1493
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$2000
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1933
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1936
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2543
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1915
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1834
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1913

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi West Allis
$1923
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Wauwatosa
$1949
10 km or 6.4 mi Greenfield
$1927
13 km or 8.3 mi Brookfield
$1993
15 km or 9.4 mi New Berlin
$1934
17 km or 11 mi South Milwaukee
$2000
17 km or 11 mi Menomonee Falls
$1979
17 km or 11 mi Franklin
$1963
19 km or 12 mi Oak Creek
$1993
19 km or 12 mi Mequon
$1990
22 km or 14 mi Muskego
$1930
23 km or 14 mi Waukesha
$1746
27 km or 17 mi Caledonia
$1996
37 km or 23 mi Mount Pleasant
$2058
38 km or 24 mi Racine
$2065
46 km or 28 mi West Bend
$1946
53 km or 33 mi Kenosha
$2039
57 km or 36 mi Pleasant Prairie
$2097
64 km or 40 mi Watertown
$1950
67 km or 42 mi Zion
$2344
74 km or 46 mi Fort Atkinson
$1771
76 km or 47 mi Round Lake Beach
$2382
76 km or 47 mi Gurnee
$2389
77 km or 48 mi Waukegan
$2443
78 km or 49 mi Grayslake
$2364
80 km or 50 mi Sheboygan
$1825
81 km or 51 mi North Chicago
$2407
84 km or 52 mi McHenry
$2434
85 km or 53 mi Libertyville
$2418
87 km or 54 mi Mundelein
$2162
90 km or 56 mi Fond du Lac
$1813
91 km or 57 mi Woodstock
$2249
91 km or 57 mi Vernon Hills
$2428
96 km or 60 mi Janesville
$1796
97 km or 60 mi Crystal Lake
$2555
97 km or 60 mi Highland Park
$2418
98 km or 61 mi Buffalo Grove
$2410
101 km or 63 mi Lake in the Hills
$2559
102 km or 63 mi Wheeling
$2453
103 km or 64 mi Northbrook
$2400