Brisbane vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$4203
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$9136
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$2713
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$4396
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$874
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$379
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$5599
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	100
😀 Quality of life	98	98
🏙️ Population	2.71M	8.8M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 51% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 1813th and 4th ($2065 vs $4203) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd 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 1.3 months in New York City. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 9th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs New York City

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	Brisbane	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$92.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$8.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$3669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$2221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$5076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$3880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$15299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$11127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$4.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$6.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$7.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$5.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$6.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$3.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$23.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$8.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$128
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$20.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$157
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$37.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$1884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$22663

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174