Brisbane vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brisbane	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2016	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$1227	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$2041	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$503	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$1842
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	92
😀 Quality of life	97	86
🏙️ Population	2.71M	2.75M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 17% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1792nd and 2624th ($2016 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd in Australia and Italy, respectively. Check Australia vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 7th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Rome

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	Brisbane	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1443	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1015	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2386	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1744	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.7	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7172	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4905	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.98	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.37	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.5	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7949	$9864

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1683
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1185
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1478
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1448
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1702
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2099
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1824
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1584
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2252
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2539
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1538
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1511
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1416
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1616
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2023
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1619
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1667
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1691
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1643
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1645

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201