Brisbane vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$4181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	66	94
😀 Quality of life	98	96
🏙️ Population	2.71M	2.14M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 7% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 1349th and 978th ($2269 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 6th in Australia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Ranked 3rd vs 4th best cities to live in Australia, and 3rd vs 10th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Perth

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	Brisbane	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$15409

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894