Brisbane vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$5984
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$1542
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$2792
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$647
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$4931
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
82
😀 Quality of life
97
89
🏙️ Population
2.36M
468K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 0.6% more expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 781st and 806th ($2491 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 719th 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 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Raleigh ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 15th and 202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Raleigh

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Brisbane Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$77.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$6.03
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$1231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$2956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$2331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$7431
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$4.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$7.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$158
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$22229

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2383
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1859
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2228
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2217
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2137
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2158
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2146
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2141
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2105
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2057
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2043
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1697
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2122
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2054
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2110
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1791
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2012
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2099
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2060
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2026
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2110
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2094
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2162
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2076
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2105
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$1972
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1917
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2081
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2119
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1705
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2146
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2022
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2135
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2299
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2194
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2288
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1753