Brisbane vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$3918
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
66
53
😀 Quality of life
97
89
🏙️ Population
2.36M
140K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 15% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 781st and 204th ($2491 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Australia and Iceland, respectively. Check Australia vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 15th and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brisbane Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$11.1
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$6167

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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 Reykjavik

Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2371
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2602
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2091
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2300
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1913
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1830
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1459
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1491
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1599
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1701
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1647
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1625
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1793
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1710
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2013
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1545
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1650
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1573
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1818
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1724
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1793
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1420
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1744
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2246
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1830
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1467
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1805
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1657
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2427
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1930
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1390
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2125
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1969
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1752
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2492
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2161