Brisbane vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$3638
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	66	49
😀 Quality of life	97	91
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.02M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 9% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1241st and 1688th ($2323 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 22nd in Australia and Canada, respectively. Check Australia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 3rd and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Ottawa

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	Brisbane	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$17263

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875