Brisbane vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$5942
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$627
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$4436
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	66	78
😀 Quality of life	98	90
🏙️ Population	2.71M	689K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 18% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 1813th and 832nd ($2065 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 741st 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 65th in the United States, while ranked 9th and 218th 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	$14.4	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$6.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$1625
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$2958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$3558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$3104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$62.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$5.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$4.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$27.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$30339

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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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2563
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2399
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2382
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2385
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2855
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2304
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2339
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2304
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2075
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2041
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2165
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2268
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$2113
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1889
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$2002
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1969
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1404
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1828
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1647
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2190
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2191
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1635
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1710
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1799
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1883
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2129
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2164
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1774
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1338
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1600
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1280
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1807
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1508