Brisbane vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$2451
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$5856
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$1515
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$2643
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$643
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$4510
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	66	78
😀 Quality of life	97	89
🏙️ Population	2.71M	689K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 5% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 1241st and 982nd ($2323 vs $2451) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 843rd 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 Nashville. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Nashville ranked 66th in the United States, while ranked 3rd and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Nashville

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	Brisbane	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$7.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$6.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$1666
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$1232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$3034
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$2217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$4767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$2707
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$61.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$3.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$54.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$1468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$30286

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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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2315
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2809
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2246
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2275
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2245
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2017
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2027
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2074
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2213
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1933
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1812
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1907
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1896
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1427
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1666
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2119
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2144
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1838
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1686
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1808
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1859
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2096
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$1989
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1806
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1365
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1602
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1391
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1896
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1595