Brisbane vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brisbane	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2016	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$1227	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$2041	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$503	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$4040
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	66	89
😀 Quality of life	97	97
🏙️ Population	2.71M	5.87M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 34% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1792nd and 129th ($2016 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 1.3 months in Singapore City. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 7th and 11th 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	$13.3	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1443	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1015	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2386	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1744	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.7	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7172	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4905	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.98	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.37	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.5	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7949	$27780

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1683
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1185
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1478
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1448
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1702
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2099
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1824
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1584
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2252
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2539
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1538
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1511
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1416
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1616
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2023
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1619
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1667
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1691
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1643
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1645

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605