Brisbane vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$6349
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$1608
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$2828
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$656
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$4180
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	94
😀 Quality of life	98	95
🏙️ Population	2.71M	664K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 14% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1349th and 676th ($2269 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 7th in Australia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Australia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 3rd and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Rotterdam

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	Brisbane	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$13439

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2389
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2701
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2348
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2669
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2822
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2457
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2340
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2636
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2471
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2440
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2223
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1730
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2132
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1857
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2360
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1849
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1848
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2409
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1734
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2231
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1523
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727