Brisbane vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$1316
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	66	85
😀 Quality of life	97	71
🏙️ Population	2.71M	5.65M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 104% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 1241st and 4898th ($2323 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 5th in Australia and Russia, respectively. Check Australia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 3rd and 3542nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Saint Petersburg

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	Brisbane	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$13865

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597