Brisbane vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$1829
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$3413
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$707
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$6392
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
80
😀 Quality of life
97
92
🏙️ Population
2.36M
737K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 14% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 781st and 206th ($2491 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 168th in Australia and the United States, respectively. Check Australia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 15th and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Seattle

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Brisbane Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$28179

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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 Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2172
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263