Brisbane vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$2091
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$4764
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$1244
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$2137
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$3073
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	66	79
😀 Quality of life	97	93
🏙️ Population	2.71M	568K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 11% more expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 1241st and 1777th ($2323 vs $2091) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 28th in Australia and Canada, respectively. Check Australia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.5 months in Surrey. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Surrey ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 3rd and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Surrey

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	Brisbane	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$1258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$1016
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$1809
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$9648
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$8547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$2.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$83.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$20.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$875
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$12113

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2411
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2295
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2100
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2505
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2247
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2523
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1840
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2185
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2098
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2081
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2427
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2690
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2661
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2727
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2728
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2782
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2734
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1855
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2749
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$3012
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3602
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3183
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2479
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3164
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2884
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2797