Brisbane vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2269
$4207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5424
$9179
🏠 One person rent
$1398
$2718
🏘️ Family rent
$2462
$4382
🍽️ Food expenses
$574
$875
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$373
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4258
$5229
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
66
100
😀 Quality of life
98
95
🏙️ Population
2.71M
8.8M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 46% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 1349th and 4th ($2269 vs $4207) 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 1.2 months in New York City. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 3rd and 18th 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
$15.5
$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$8.27
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1660
$3712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1147
$2223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3002
$5056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$3881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.2
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7935
$17512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5145
$9335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$4.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$6.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$7.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$5.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$6.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.94
$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.47
$7.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.1
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$40.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1949
$2132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12459
$21999

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1813
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1988
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2352
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2528
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1864
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1835
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1766
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2703
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1864
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1727
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1288
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1640
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1635
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1997
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1867
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2379
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2050
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1710
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2482
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1699
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1477
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1821
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2223
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1824
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1839
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1815
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1904
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1487
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1979
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1928
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1896
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2496
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1860
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1829
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1894

Cities near New York City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2803
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2868
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2738
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2781
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2803
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2801
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2696
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2750
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2792
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2533
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2717
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2809
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2539
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2512
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2665
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2684
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2774
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2685
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2477
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2702
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2782
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2665
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2772
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2697
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2734
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2666
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2638
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2497
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2687
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2758
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2690
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2503
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3188