Brisbane vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$4945
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$603
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$3150
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
66
50
😀 Quality of life
97
89
🏙️ Population
2.36M
1.02M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 11% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 781st and 1290th ($2491 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd in Australia and Canada, respectively. Check Australia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 15th and 167th 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
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$5.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$20100

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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 Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1542
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2336
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1677
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$2004
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1828
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1897
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1799
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1751
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1791
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1828
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1912
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1964
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1996
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1871
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1686
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1849
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1861
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1954
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1821
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1927
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1896
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1960
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2057
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1878
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1823
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1845
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1740
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884