Brisbane vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$2188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$5197
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$2400
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$3867
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
66
91
😀 Quality of life
95
94
🏙️ Population
2.36M
1.49M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 8% more expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 930th and 1315th ($2356 vs $2188) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Australia and Germany, respectively. Check Australia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Munich ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 18th and 48th 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
$13.8
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$4.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$2472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$1982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$11808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$8614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$74.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$18334

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1803
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1758
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1794
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1763
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1755
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1748
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1728
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1603
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1608
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1576
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1733
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1634
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1668
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1206
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1660
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1646
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1751
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1663
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1560
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1537
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1663
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1481
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1533
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1517
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1575
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1505
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1937
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1516
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1720
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1585
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1438
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1582
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1487
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1546
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1585
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1691
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1599