Brisbane vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$2343
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$5065
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$1300
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$2104
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$689
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$3751
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
37 km
🎓 Higher education
66
79
😀 Quality of life
97
95
🏙️ Population
2.36M
709K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 6% more expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 781st and 1029th ($2491 vs $2343) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Australia and Norway, respectively. Check Australia vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 15th and 34th 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
$14
$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$98.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$10.3
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$3.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$1334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$1043
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$1718
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$8961
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$6717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$83.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$24.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$31.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$3.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$34.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$91.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$7583

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

Cities near Oslo

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$1885
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$1955
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2149
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$1826
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1724
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$1908
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1613
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$1884
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$1852
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$1577
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$1964
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$1821
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1645
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$1898
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1714
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$1713
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$1547
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1267
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$1816
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1583
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1259
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1355
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1262
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1710
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1206
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1373
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1417
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1415
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1209
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1393
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1725
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1275
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1596
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1510
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1264
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1507
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$1593
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$1824
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2139
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$2161