Brisbane vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brisbane	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2016	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$1227	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$2041	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$503	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$3655
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	66	93
😀 Quality of life	97	98
🏙️ Population	2.71M	2.14M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 3% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 1792nd and 1654th ($2016 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 7th in Australia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Ranked 4th vs 3rd best cities to live in Australia, and 7th vs 6th 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	$13.3	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1443	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1015	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2386	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1744	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.7	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7172	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4905	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.98	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.37	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.5	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7949	$11252

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1683
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1185
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1478
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1448
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1702
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2099
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1824
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1584
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2252
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2539
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1538
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1511
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1416
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1616
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2023
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1619
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1667
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1691
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1643
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1645

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645