Brisbane vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$3333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	50
😀 Quality of life	98	92
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.02M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 1% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1813th and 1744th ($2065 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 24th 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 1.6 months in Ottawa. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 9th and 129th 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	$14.4	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$15527

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822