Brisbane vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$2839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$6013
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$1622
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$2504
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$818
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$4320
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	66	81
😀 Quality of life	97	94
🏙️ Population	2.71M	718K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 18% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 1241st and 381st ($2323 vs $2839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and Norway, respectively. Check Australia vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.5 months in Oslo. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 3rd and 27th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Oslo

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	Brisbane	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$23.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$113
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$16.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$12.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$4.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$1731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$1327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$2725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$47.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	5.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$11707
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$7107
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$4.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$82.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$4.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$6.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$29.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$20.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$3.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$17.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$18.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$69.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$44.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$15566

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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 Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2227
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2384
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2231
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2281
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1935
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$2084
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1993
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$2156
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1855
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$2092
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1984
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$2029
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1423
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2236
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1705
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1481
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1980
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1479
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1625
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1503
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1337
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1840
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1879
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1251
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1723
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1298
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1544
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1810
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2178
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2617
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2336