Brisbane vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$2350
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$4370
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	66	94
😀 Quality of life	97	96
🏙️ Population	2.71M	2.14M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 9% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 1241st and 791st ($2323 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 3rd 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 11th 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	$15.8	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$17749

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913