Brisbane vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brisbane	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2016	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$1227	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$2041	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$503	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$3371
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	95
😀 Quality of life	97	95
🏙️ Population	2.71M	985K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 1% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1792nd and 1732nd ($2016 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 1.7 months in Stockholm. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 7th and 20th 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	$13.3	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1443	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1015	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2386	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1744	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.7	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7172	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4905	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.98	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.37	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.5	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7949	$5804

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331