Brisbane vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brisbane	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2491	$1211
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$2938
🏠 One person rent	$1506	$539
🏘️ Family rent	$2275	$917
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$434
🚐 Transport expenses	$280	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4184	$1406
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	66	19
😀 Quality of life	97	75
🏙️ Population	2.36M	630K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 106% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 781st and 4571st ($2491 vs $1211) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 118th in Australia and Italy, respectively. Check Australia vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.2 months in Palermo. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Palermo ranked 46th in Italy, while ranked 15th and 1004th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Palermo

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	Brisbane	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$46.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$5.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2771	$869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$680
🔌 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	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7907	$2248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5572	$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$8.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$74
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.3	$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$7103

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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 Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1005
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1086
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1031
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1134
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$990
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1229
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1172
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1157
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1188
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1356
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1519
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1434
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1643
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1771
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1747
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1649
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1334
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1567
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1057
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1212
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$442
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1632
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$522
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1473
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1449
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$490
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$563
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$344
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1208
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1148
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1294
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1272