Brisbane vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$5120
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$619
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$3571
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	95
😀 Quality of life	98	96
🏙️ Population	2.71M	985K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 10% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1813th and 1273rd ($2065 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and Sweden, respectively. Check Australia vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.6 months in Stockholm. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 9th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Stockholm

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	Brisbane	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$7.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$1476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$2670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$11690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$6502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$4.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$8.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$33.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$15313

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1983
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1140
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1759
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1968
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1742
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1940
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1779
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1661
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1681
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1650
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1592
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1446
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1494
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1325
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1390
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1483
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1325
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1530
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1312
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1485
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1289
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1801
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1516
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1460
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1524
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1551
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1545
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1521
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1586
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1353
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$968
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1589
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1566
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1397
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1598
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1363
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1482