Brisbane vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$7493
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$1996
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$3450
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$789
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$6618
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	80
😀 Quality of life	97	91
🏙️ Population	2.71M	737K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 27% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 1241st and 126th ($2323 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 94th 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 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 3rd and 147th 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	$15.8	$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$167
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$30033

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2678
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2782
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2621
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3602
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2749
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2783
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2734
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2884
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2797
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2637
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2479
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2542
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2342
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2727
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2429
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2722
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2822
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2576
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2661
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2378
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2616
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2592
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2690
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2765
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2098