Brisbane vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$5854
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$1508
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$2200
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$733
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$194
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$4443
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	66	100
😀 Quality of life	97	91
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.6M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 11% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 1241st and 741st ($2323 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 652nd in Australia and the United States, respectively. Check Australia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Philadelphia ranked 22nd in the United States, while ranked 3rd and 118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Philadelphia

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	Brisbane	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$79.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$1607
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$1212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$2381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$1784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$4124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$1892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$4.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$8.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$5.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$5.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$4.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$49.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$2213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$20275

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2624
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2614
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2395
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2626
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2543
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2622
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2498
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2543
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2581
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2567
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2579
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2359
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2623
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2636
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2849
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2458
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2314
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2623
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2525
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2331
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2685
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2635
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2222
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2662
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3031
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2636
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2820
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2825
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2754
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2795
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2842
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2313
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2333
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2897
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2221
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2656
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2737