Brisbane vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$2231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$5578
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$1253
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$2603
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$599
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$3155
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
99
😀 Quality of life
95
94
🏙️ Population
2.36M
2.15M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 6% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 930th and 1216th ($2356 vs $2231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Australia and France, respectively. Check Australia vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 18th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Paris

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Brisbane Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$8.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$3.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$1417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$2200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$12958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$91.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$5.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$16502

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1743
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1625
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1868
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1641
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1592
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1323
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1518
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1345
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1586
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1278
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1465
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1305
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1239
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1151
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1139
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1166
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1393
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1218
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1526
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1129
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1206
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1265
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1381