Brisbane vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$2390
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$5218
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$1517
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$2491
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$4557
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
69
😀 Quality of life
95
90
🏙️ Population
2.36M
1.61M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 1% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 930th and 864th ($2356 vs $2390) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 780th 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 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 1.9 months in Phoenix. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Phoenix ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 18th and 127th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Phoenix

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Brisbane Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$69
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$5.68
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$1436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$1252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$2542
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$73.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$3451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$2894
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$65.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$3.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$9.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$4.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$977
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$10488

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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 Phoenix

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$2339
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2459
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2405
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2381
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2315
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2425
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2485
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2428
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2347
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2427
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2392
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2368
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2340
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2379
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2414
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2341
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2324
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2275
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2244
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2105
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2096
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$2042
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2004
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2076
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2123
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2692
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1828
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$2008
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2043
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$874
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1941
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$953
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1777
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1886
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$865
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2687
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$1054
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2706