Brisbane vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$5447
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$1383
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$2366
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$3766
😷 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 5% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1241st and 1008th ($2323 vs $2439) 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 1.5 months in Stockholm. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 3rd and 19th 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	$15.8	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$116
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$17265

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2014
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1211
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1789
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1979
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1794
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1672
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1842
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1659
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1625
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1583
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1463
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1507
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1363
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1269
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1303
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1251
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1543
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1337
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1498
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1298
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1810
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1479
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1481
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1531
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1503
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1560
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1529
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1625
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1370
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1225
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$932
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1535
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1597
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1423
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1629
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1416
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1464