Brisbane vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$2659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$6362
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$1646
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$2815
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$4246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	94
😀 Quality of life	97	95
🏙️ Population	2.71M	664K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 13% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1241st and 649th ($2323 vs $2659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 5th 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 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 3rd and 20th 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	$15.8	$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$6.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$4.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$1348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$2967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$2361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$278
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$3996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$6.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$91.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$2772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$13092

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2424
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2491
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2389
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2112
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2608
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2755
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2407
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2247
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2564
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2460
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2399
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2185
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1739
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2111
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1834
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2341
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1829
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$2053
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2353
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1688
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2197
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1476
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799