Brisbane vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Brisbane Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$5119
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$1352
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$2099
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$555
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$3624
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
66
93
😀 Quality of life
95
96
🏙️ Population
2.36M
2.14M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 3% more expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 930th and 1068th ($2356 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Australia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 1.6 months in Perth. Ranked 4th vs 3rd best cities to live in Australia, and 18th vs 10th among the best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Brisbane vs Perth infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Brisbane vs Perth

Prices for goods and services in Brisbane and Perth are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Brisbane Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$7.56
 Cappuccino
$3.48
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$1464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$1088
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$1714
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$7584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$6088
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$18.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$5.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$4.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$50.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$14.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$1668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$12548

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Perth

Distance City Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi Bunbury
$1601
195 km or 121 mi Busselton
$2052
372 km or 231 mi Geraldton
$1612
390 km or 242 mi Albany
$1761
549 km or 341 mi Kalgoorlie
$1635
1989 km or 1236 mi Whyalla
$1888
1991 km or 1237 mi Alice Springs
$1444
2130 km or 1323 mi Adelaide
$2180
2357 km or 1465 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
2456 km or 1526 mi Mildura
$1462
2513 km or 1562 mi Warrnambool
$1639
2550 km or 1584 mi Kupang
$502
2590 km or 1609 mi Denpasar
$546
2599 km or 1615 mi Mataram
$361
2608 km or 1620 mi Ubud
$870
2609 km or 1621 mi Bali
$873
2621 km or 1629 mi Ballarat
$1327
2628 km or 1633 mi Bima
$556
2652 km or 1648 mi Bendigo
$1317
2655 km or 1650 mi Darwin
$1859
2672 km or 1660 mi Geelong
$1688
2680 km or 1665 mi Blitar
$427
2687 km or 1669 mi Malang
$383
2687 km or 1670 mi Melton
$1708
2696 km or 1675 mi Tarneit
$1658
2698 km or 1676 mi Sunbury
$1746
2699 km or 1677 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
2700 km or 1678 mi Batu
$403
2705 km or 1681 mi Probolinggo
$469
2713 km or 1686 mi Kediri
$439
2721 km or 1690 mi Pasuruan
$454
2722 km or 1691 mi Melbourne
$2356
2724 km or 1693 mi South Yarra
$1702
2730 km or 1696 mi Maliana
$505
2740 km or 1703 mi Frankston
$1707
2741 km or 1703 mi Ainaro
$506
2742 km or 1703 mi Madiun
$440
2745 km or 1706 mi Yogyakarta
$427
2745 km or 1706 mi Mojokerto
$459
2745 km or 1706 mi Dandenong
$1693