Brisbane vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$6971
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$3750
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$4609
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	66	89
😀 Quality of life	98	98
🏙️ Population	2.71M	5.87M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 35% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1813th and 109th ($2065 vs $3201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and Singapore, respectively. Check Australia vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 9th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Singapore City

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	Brisbane	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$7.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$29519

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$542
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$771
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$771
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$689
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$643
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$552
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$584
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$681
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$444
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$704
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$598
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$864
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$657
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$390
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$552
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$411
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$420
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$461
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$701
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$754
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$653