Brisbane vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$5854
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$1514
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$2239
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$740
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$4328
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	66	100
😀 Quality of life	98	92
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.6M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 13% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 1349th and 742nd ($2269 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 648th 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 14th in the United States, while ranked 3rd and 87th 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	$15.5	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$1612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$2399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$1810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$3762
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$1992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$4.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$8.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$6.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$5.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$3.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$60.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$49
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$2195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$17603

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2632
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2572
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2626
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2493
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2549
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2609
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2600
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2612
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2350
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2639
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2639
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2793
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2445
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2392
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2520
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2315
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2668
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2603
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2207
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2648
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3077
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2609
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2802
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2835
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2753
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2835
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2301
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2933
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2171
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2684
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2801