Brisbane vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$2463
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4896
$5699
🏠 One person rent
$1253
$1467
🏘️ Family rent
$2149
$2572
🍽️ Food expenses
$525
$593
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$3954
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
66
90
😀 Quality of life
98
94
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.51M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 16% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1813th and 920th ($2065 vs $2463) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and Germany, respectively. Check Australia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 9th and 61st 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
$14.4
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.7
$80.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$5.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$4.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1514
$1546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2603
$2816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$2089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.2
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8291
$13232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6020
$9526
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.8
$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.35
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.3
$80.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.5
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1795
$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11423
$14492

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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 Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1966
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1956
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1934
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1905
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1876
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1731
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1757
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1725
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1854
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1784
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1841
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1298
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1826
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1790
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1954
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1848
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1745
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1664
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1851
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1659
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1655
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1671
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1807
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1597
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2083
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1585
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1697
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1917
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1675
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1706
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1725
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1654
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1657
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1654
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1904
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1730