Brisbane vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$2332
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$5652
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$1380
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$2574
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$3717
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
66
91
😀 Quality of life
97
94
🏙️ Population
2.36M
1.51M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 7% more expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 781st and 1056th ($2491 vs $2332) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Australia and Germany, respectively. Check Australia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 15th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Munich

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Brisbane Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$77.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$5.12
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$1433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$1107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$2772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$9154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$56.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$26.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$9.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$23
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$1009
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$19483

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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 Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1886
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1838
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1869
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1837
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1817
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1805
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1782
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1686
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1777
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1688
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1643
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1871
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1664
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1650
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1224
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1655
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1717
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1714
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1646
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1657
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1614
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1652
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1536
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1618
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1589
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1751
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1606
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2024
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1630
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1619
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1783
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1651
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1612
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1740
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1665
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1607
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1606
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1668
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1778
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1668